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Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Glenn_Miller's_Army_Air_Force_Band
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:band
gptkbp:activeYears
1942–1944
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces_Training_Command_Orchestra
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Glenn_Miller_Orchestra
gptkbp:awarded
Meritorious Service Unit Plaque
gptkbp:branch
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:broadcastOn
gptkb:BBC
gptkb:CBS
gptkb:American_Forces_Network
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded
1945
gptkbp:foundedBy
Glenn Miller
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:band
swing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band
gptkbp:notableEvent
Glenn Miller's disappearance in 1944
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Ray_McKinley
gptkb:Mel_Powell
gptkb:Bobby_Nichols
gptkb:Peanuts_Hucko
gptkb:Tony_Martin
gptkb:The_Crew_Chiefs
gptkb:Jerry_Gray
gptkb:Johnny_Desmond
Artie Malvin
Zeke Zarchy
gptkbp:notablePerformance
AEF Christmas Show 1944
I Sustain the Wings radio program
Music for the Wehrmacht (propaganda broadcasts)
gptkbp:notableRecording
gptkb:St._Louis_Blues_March
gptkb:Moonlight_Serenade
gptkb:String_of_Pearls
gptkb:In_the_Mood
gptkbp:numberOfMembers
about 50
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces_Training_Command
gptkbp:performedAt
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Allied_troops
gptkbp:purpose
gptkb:propaganda
entertainment
boost troop morale
gptkbp:recordedAt
V-Discs
radio transcriptions
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Johnny_Best
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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