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Recollections - Photo 1

In 1944, General Henry "Hap" Arnold organized an Anglo American Lend-Lease program which called for an exchange of bands between the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The Army Air Forces Band's left Bolling Field on December 5, 1944 and returned on April 5, 1945. This photo was taken on March 15, 1945 at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. According to Master Sgt. (USAF, Ret.) Ivan Genuchi's detailed scrapbook from that tour, this was a posed photo, i.e. no parade and no concert (much to the disappointment of the civilian population). After the Band returned from this photo op, several were treated to a performance that evening by the Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Band in the hotel dining room in Paris and again during the Miller Band's 10 p.m. recording session.

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Recollections - Photo 2

This photo was taken while the Band was TDY to Ottawa, Canada in 1944. It was taken by Senior Master Sgt. Oscar McGregor (USAF, Ret., deceased) who documented the location as being in front of the Parliament building in Ottawa. The five city tour helped raise funds for the Canadian War effort.

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Recollections - Photo 3

This photo was taken while the Band was TDY to Ottawa, Canada in 1944. It was taken by Senior Master Sgt. Oscar McGregor (USAF, Ret., deceased) who documented the location as being in front of the Parliament building in Ottawa. The five city tour helped raise funds for the Canadian War effort.

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Recollections - April Unknown Photos Revealed

Published May 1, 2009
By Chief Master Sgt. Joe Tersero
The USAF Band

Bolling AFB, Washington, DC -- Background information for April's Recollections photos is now available, and came from Chief Master Sgt. (USAF, Ret.) Harry Gleeson, the Band's Historian Emeritus, and a first-hand account, researched by the Band's History staff, via a scrapbook contributed by Master Sgt. (USAF, Ret.) Ivan Genuchi, one of the most versatile, talented, and productive individuals ever to be a member of The United States Air Force Band.

The United States Air Force Band is continually working to expand our archives and capture details of the historic music made throughout the years. "Recollections" premiered last month as a new feature in the Cadenza to enlist your help in this process. Each month we will include a photo, or collection of photos, where we welcome your memories and recollections. To see other Recollections photos, including some still-unknown photos, please click here.

If you have any insight as to who is in them, when or where they were taken, or any stories you can share about the event, please email Band Historian Technical Sgt. Tracey MacDonald at USAFBandHistorian@afncr.af.mil. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

Recollections - Photo 1

Recollections - Photo 2

Recollections - Photo 3