|
 508th
Band Members
Taken 1944 at Wollaton Park, England
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 Saxxy
Guys - 1944
The reed group (L
to R): Sam Forcucci, William Fatkin, Frank DeCaro, Edward
Davison, Angelo Greco
(Names kindly
submitted by Paul Greco, son of Angelo) |
 Live
Entertainment
Perched on an outdoor stage, the group plays for their fellow
soldiers. Drummer is Sal Valenti, others are unidentified |
 508th
Band Goes High Brow
Taken 1944 at Albert Hall Nottingham, England |
|
Lens Peek
some of the local citizenry couldn't resist taking a look at
what the photographer was doing.
(courtesy of Irv Shanley) |
 The
First Time a band has played on the balcony over the entrance to
the Nottingham Council House. They were there to-day ---an
American Army band, who paid their respects to the Lord Mayor. -
newspaper and date unknown.
(courtesy of Nico Jongeneel) |
 Lord
Mayor F. Mitchell
presents a memento to the 508th, perhaps to bandmaster CWO
Oliver Margolin. Domenic Valente may be 1st row, 5th from left. All
others unidentified. (9courtsy of Nico
Jongeneel). |
 112th
Army Ground Forces Band
in Frankfurt, 1945 was the result of merging the 508th Band
along with other existing groups.
Angelo Greco, first enlisted rank, 3rd from
left. All others unidentified |
