Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Glenn_Miller's_Army_Air_Force_Band
GPTKB entity
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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 7