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FAfRFIELDERS MAKE MUSICAL HISTORY(Continued Prom Pace One)(hr parade, at which Generals Montgomery, Alexander a n d Drf.jiille were present, they re-ceivrd a tremendous ovation.jiii orchestra then went into aj M lt;1 infi ll ivt training, play-jni j. r variety hows over African ton:' rv In northern Tunisia thenit mblt; r of the orchestra produced and !•'' ' n'ed a show, Car 111 Ca-p, v Inch wv a decided hit. The lj;, in '.id back with the divisionI tn ,i |» nt 1 (KMi tniU south ofoi .. a on playing variety how .jjid dal e for the troojis.: iiiutly after this they partiei-pa’ed in 'tie combat landing at Sail itin bt teli with the 133rd regimen’n» i ember 1, they played at a• p i .imp in Napie and December 1J jeieared with four show: inI tpi Jrd r itivale cent hospital The b' pi d was on the .m o| what been intended lor the TJ45V\ :!lt; Fair grounds.Here, 'fie orchestra was given top| bilhn/ at a show tenturing a num■| i;( r . A in e r i c a n and Eng-h h movie stars, ineluding Al Jol-I Merle Oberon. Frank McHugh J ;iiid many others By that time 11 n■ Hi vthtn Majors had won the praiselet generals, admirals, ambassadors I well a stage, radio and screen J tai and was referred to as the |:wert» t music this side of New YorkI Af 'lie battle ,i| Ca mo, tlie menI wen u I'd as litter bearer , aid-lit m the evacuation of wounded jolt Mt Cassino. Here they suffered | their only casualty and taps were| muled for Harold Wilhts, killed J by mortar fire m the line of duty.I The band then joined the di-I vision at the An/in beach head | and supplied all entertainment lor \merican and British, hospitalized in six hospitals. From I there to Iti.me and shows there,I followed In appearances in I Ion m e, Leghorn, Pisa. Bologna and Milan; then to southern I-ranee for variety shows for the 7th armv troops.1 band i * a bll In I a reelt; i dtic has no equal. With Ilf*' andi i b-nrianci' in tin- I a Id, i .une I ' ii.' in • t hat w * i lt;• met and olved\\ ! a It W a b a Hid 11 la I a In!'*'I a ii add be 111 * aid'd loan a|i •'! I 111, a pn. table I age W a1 oiiIt when j! Wa baind tha' winda 1 ;d till 1111 ( I ft I (I W:’ll pel b I III• i ' a \ tern wa evolved byj w ii, Ii a at p and I Wo 11 lick b a lil-(d a back drojtWin n the need |lt;r nine kind i f Iran | natation arose, a captured Ii mi|) carrier or raptured motor-(\i 1«- wa . u ed Whi n mu ic to mt tin* occasion wa . not available, new arrangements of old tune, were made or new tune written Ft; emergencies, clarinet play* iacted as conks, instrument repairin* n as mess sergeant and horn players became magicians.The 34th Divi ion band looks back on the yeat with a feelm ofpride, based on achievement. To the undisputed title of the oldest band in the theaters of operation, has been added m the opinion of many, the best band.They have earned the 5th armyunit citation plaque, which entitles the members to wear a gold wreath on the right leeve. They tallied in addition, ti battle stars, the French Croix de (iucrre (with the :t4th division i, the |re-Prarl Harbor medal the Eurojx*an medal and the victory medal.Now playing with the 34th division dance band are two members of the original gang, Forest Media .on and Dale Dillavou Donald Hartman and John Jackson are playing with an orchestra from Of-tumwa. The band Mill uses the j theme song, We're Through, i conijKised by A It Gardner This wa. adopted before the war and 1 was the one in use all during theirtune m service ;Wayne Wi e. director of the band, wrote mo t of the arrangements ; which the hand u ed. Oren Wier, trumpet man, i! o wrote some ol them. IOmit cm lit Litics to (ilm I.itt Ic, |bir inos ■ marumrr of thf orchc triitil during thi* wat Without tin* aid jof hi pej t»ft i ( *ird . rum li .i di -t ;i i !lt;*( I account of then- activity would not havc it* en po thirrIlin t v years is a h uu tnnc forany tnu ical omuii/ahon to remain i intact That it had to hr Rood in jordei to do m», n main • without j saying. I
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Fairfield Daily Ledger
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 17, 1948
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