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Bass drum painted with an image of the Kaiser. There's no ID on the unit, but I think it's an Aero Squadron.

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Close up of the Kaiser painted drum.

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Ukelele Player

6th Aero Squadron at Luke Field (Ford Island), T.H. 1920.

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One of the more curious aspects of the 1950s Army was the forming of Highland Pipe Bands, these are still around in the armed forces to this day.

 

The 6th Army Pipe band, at the Presidio of San Francisco California 1951

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And the 5th Infantry Division Pipe Band at Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania in 1953.

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This has been the year for band photos for me! This one photo of the First Indiana Infantry Regimental Band came out of a restaurant in Northeastern Indiana. 

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On 2/3/2019 at 3:09 AM, Salvage Sailor said:

Aloha Everyone,

 

Scattered throughout the forum we have many items posted which relate to military musicians from all service branches. Each service has always fielded and maintained marching bands, fleet bands, ensembles, quartets and choruses staffed with professional military musicians. If you have any photographs depicting military musicians from harmonicas to ukeleles, drums to bugles, guitars to clarinets, lets see them. Should you also have any of the actual instruments or musicians uniforms, insignia and other items in your collections, please show them here to round out the topic.

 

Photo from the US National Archives - The President's Own

United States Marines Band 1891

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Hi Salvage Sailor

 

`here's one of my favourite photos of a US Army band . . . . . . . . .

 

some great photos in this topic, I am also taken with the variety of leggings in use.

 

regards lewis.

 

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General Apathy
On 2/3/2019 at 3:09 AM, Salvage Sailor said:

Aloha Everyone,

 

Scattered throughout the forum we have many items posted which relate to military musicians from all service branches. Each service has always fielded and maintained marching bands, fleet bands, ensembles, quartets and choruses staffed with professional military musicians. If you have any photographs depicting military musicians from harmonicas to ukeleles, drums to bugles, guitars to clarinets, lets see them. Should you also have any of the actual instruments or musicians uniforms, insignia and other items in your collections, please show them here to round out the topic.

 

Photo from the US National Archives - The President's Own

United States Marines Band 1891

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Hi Salvage Sailor,

 

This U.S. marked instrument is for sale this week in a local Militaria store, unsure if it's a genuine article or not, anyone any opinions.

 

regards lewis

 

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25th Infantry Regimental Band (Colored) Assigned to garrison duty at Schofield Barracks, T.H. 1914

 

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Strike Up The Band

 

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On The March with the Cavalry following

 

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2nd Infantry Band, Fort Shafter, T.H. - Military Parade, Honolulu, 1912

 

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3rd Engineers Band detail from yardlong, Schofield Barracks, T.H. 1920's

Very unique way of wearing DUI's on their Musicians wreaths

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Very large 1875 band photo. Back says band has no military service, but thought it would be a good reference for uniforms.  Fond Du Loc, WI.

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On 3/29/2020 at 2:27 PM, world war I nerd said:

Bass drum painted with an image of the Kaiser. There's no ID on the unit, but I think it's an Aero Squadron.

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Close up of the Kaiser painted drum.

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There is a drum similar to this one on display in the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright Pat AFB.  It's ID'd to the 37th Aero Squadron.  Here is a link to the display:

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2000575072/www.youtube.com/USAFmuseum/ 

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Just found another. Cavalry bugler sergeant or band leader? Wearing what appear to be state national guard shooting medals but unclear what the collar insignia denote.

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My contribution for this thread is a US Navy band playing for the newly arrived USNS Gen D. E. Autlman (T-AP-156) troop transport ship on 4 October 1953 at Cubic Bay, PI.  The photographer was my mother.  We (my mother, my 11 month old sister, and me) were met by my dad, who was stationed with MAAG Indo-China.  It was a cruise that was great (for a six year old).

 

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Here is an interesting Civil War Musician who survived and joined the GAR.  Thanks to Bob Hudson for his research help.

 

"Ancestry.com shows "Anthony Stachowski" of Wisconsin in the Civil War Pension Index. And I found this cemetery listing for Wood National Cemetery Milwaukee, Wisconsin"

 

"Stachowski, Anthony A, d. 04/18/1938, MUS CO H, 4 WIS INF"

 

He does not show up in the online roster of the 4th Wisconsin Volunteers although at the site at http://www.hughesfamilies.com/fourth/fourth.cfm notes, ""This history and catalogue, is published particularly for the benefit of the regiment and its friends, and is as correct as can be made from its records, though in the large number of names and dates, there are doubtless some errors. The history is necessarily brief in a record of this kind, without details or enlargement-the catalogue is given complete, showing the present and all gains and losses from the organization of the regiment June, 1861 to March, 1864, exclusive of recruits in depots."

 

It would not have been unusual to have a mail order suit made, especially for lodge and GAR type things when there were often companies that specialized in making organizational uniforms.

 

By the way, the company that made it, Geismar's - well they were the tailor of teenaged Frank Sinatra:

 

"Frankie always had new clothes. And he had a bicycle when no one else did. Later on, his parents opened an account for him at Geismar's, a local clothing store." "

 

 

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New photo pick up at the Sac Antq St Fair a couple weekends ago.  Interesting as it is from Camp Beale - now Beale AFB just north of Sacramento and outside of Marysville. I don't know what the dog on the bass drum represent. Back reads 361st Band with the names of ther musicians. Does anyone know what shoulder SSI they would be wearing?   

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2nd Infantry Regiment Band parading before the Guard Mount, October 1912

Schofield Barracks (temporary structures) with the Waianae Mountains in the background

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