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Cruise Band Alpha On April 12, 1957, three groups were formed at the Navy School of Music. A 30 piece band was formed under the direction of WO George Mariniak to perform throughout the summer at the Jamestown Festival. Cruise Band Alpha and Cruise Band Bravo were two 17 piece bands assigned to go on board the USS Iowa and the USS Wisconsin for Midshipmen Cruises to South America and to the International Naval Review in Norfolk. Both bands were aboard the USS Canberra (the review ship) to play honors as they passed ships from 14 countries in Hampton Roads Harbor.
Iowa Band Front row, L to R: Bob Shuck (Accordian), Ron Beckwith (Drums), Chris White (Tbone), Bob Phillips (Tbone), Larry McClary (Tbone), Jerry Weakley (Trpt), Ted Gearhart (Trpt), Don Fugate (Trpt), Ron Towell (Trpt); Back row: Eli Moral (Bass), Bill Sisson (Euph./Tbone), Tom Giezentanner (T Sax), MUC George Hertzog (Leader), J. D. Christopher (A Sax), Rick Dizon (Sax/Clar), Virgil Atangan (Bari Sax/Clar), E. H. Mitchell (TSax/Clar) Basic Music School Class No. 2, 1957
Front Row, L-R: Stuart Marks, French (?), Dennis Neifert, LeRoy Saba, Don Dimick (?), Thomas Grimes (?), Norman Major 2nd Row, L-R: Anthony Streno, Allan Yeager, Jim Snyder, Robert Watkins (?), Howard Frostman (?) Bob McClure (?), Lane, Herbert Anderson, Jr. 3rd Row, L-R: Louie Maddox, Larry Harrington, Ira Robbins (?), Hubert Ferguson, Harry Rauch (?), David Zehner Yokosuka Band, 1953-1955
Left Photo: Back row, L-R: Maxwell, Baxter, unk., unk. Front row, L-R: Schopper, Snyder, Congialdi Center Photo: Vince Congialdi, guitar; John Caughman, piano; Julian Porritt, bass Right Photo: John Caughman, piano; Jerry Moore, Bass; Tink Schopper, tbone; Don Brown, drums; Bob Zirnheld. tenor Photos submitted by John Caughman (Click on thumbnail to see full size) Unit Band 155, 1957
Left to right; Willie Wilson (actually a trombone player), Moose Krause, Sam Self, Grady Oder, George McNabney and Charlie Kelly. Comments by Grady Oder: "We were playing at a club called the Shanghi Bar in Hong Kong. Our regular piano player was in the hospital in Japan with appendicitis and most of us wound up in sick bay with ptomaine poisoning from eating a bunch of fresh vegetables." (Above photo submitted by Grady Oder) Unit Band 155 (NAVAIRSTA San Diego), 1958-1959
Piano, Verne Drace; Drums, Fred Schluter; Bass, Ray Williams Saxes, L-R: Charlie Weyant, (?), Jack Rodway, Ray Brayton, Roger Devereaux TBones, L-R: Don Fuller, Dave Oliver, Bill Watrous, Skip Poole Trumpets, L-R: Roger Sieze(sp?), (?), Dave Gallery, John Schnick, Rich Finley Also in photo, standing MU1, Jones (French Horn) Unit Band 155, Aboard USS Ranger
L-R: Seated, Dave Oliver, (?), Skip Poole, Roger Devereaux, MUC Shaha Standing: Bill Watrous, John Schnick, (?), Charlie Weyant Unit Band 198, 1956
This is a picture of a combo from that band playing at the LaAcarte Club in Naples, Italy for a Marine Corps birthday party. Left to right are Phil Pruitt, Roland Krause, Vernon Wilson, Jack Rodway, Robert Frappia, and Malcom Pennock. (Above 3 photos submitted by Jack Rodway) Unit Band 106 Rangoon, Burma 1959
Conductor is Max Ring, trombones, L-R Bob Uthe and Randy Fendrick Reeds- L-R Tom Jensen, Jack McConville, Bill Daily and Larry Reglin. Temp was about 105 degrees. Unit Band 106 in Calcutta, November 1959
Marty Conley, Bob Uthe, and Bill Daily dancing to the Saints at a dance and show at the Grand Hotel in Calcutta in November 1959. Others in the photo are Mike Paine, Larry Oliver, piano; Larry Sullivan, D K Wilson, Jim Africa, and Max Ring. (Above 2 photos submitted by Randy Fendrick) SOM, Band 2, 1957
Left to Right Back Row - Schroupher, Bloom, Bittle, Halbone, Ledbetter, Everitt, Kendal Cent Row - Riley, Ceranino, Spencer, MacFetters, Reider, Carnacy Front Row - MacGaeha, Phillips, Manor, Barnes, Ferguson, Williams, McNabney
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submitted by George McNabney) Unit Band 175 Aboard USS New Jersey (BB-62)
(Photo submitted by Randolph Ritter) USS New Jersey "Jersey Cats" Band, 1951
Band BB62 - Standing-left to right: Chief Gustafson, our leader - Bob McLawhorn - Bob Shesler - Gene Adams - Erik Schrader - Bill Benson - Ken Sampson - George Grom - Bill Cady -Sitting-left to right: Jack Skurdahl - Ted Allen - Joe Bruno - Paul Driscoll - Frank Pishioneri - Gordon Kraft - Rich Hill - Missing: Phil Russell - Fred Haskell
Cats Big Band...Standing Chief Gustafson - Sitting - Sax section, L to R: Paul Driscoll - George Grom - Frank Pishioneri - Gordon Kraft - Rich Hill ...Drummer - Wilfred "Bill" Cady - Trombone section, L to R: Bob Shesler - Gene Adams - Bob McLawhorn...Trumpet section, L to R: Jack Skurdahl - Joe Bruno - Fred Haskell - Ted Allen...Standing -Bass: Erik Schrader...Piano: Ken Sampson For more information on this band, visit http://jerseycatsfl.tripod.com/ (Link opens in a new window) (Photos submitted by Rich Hill) USS Yorktown, during Korean Conflict
"USS Yorktown, CVA-10 during the Korean Conflict. I've attached a photo made on the hanger deck of our dance band playing for a happy hour. I'm the guy playing trumpet. The bass player is Lowell Miller and he should have made it big time. He sat in with Dave Brubeck at the Black Hawk in San Francisco once when we were in port. Our chief was "Cozy" Cole (in khakis) and he was a great trombonist and just a crazy character. The officers and crew of the Yorktown just loved him." (Submitted by Mike Saliba) School of Music Class, June 1958
Front Row: ?, Stratton, Noel Haynes, Tom Senff, ?, Ken Jarboe, George Bame
2nd Row: ?, Robert Wells, ?, ?, Larry Sage, ?, ?, ?.
3rd Row: ?, Jack McHam, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? (Photo submitted by Larry Sage) 1958 Boston Naval Base Band (Charlestown, MA)
Taken on the roof of the band room, with the Tobin Bridge in the background. (Photo submitted by Don Carrigan) May, 1958 Class at the SOM
(Photo submitted by George Hand) Unit Band 106 playing at the 32nd Street Chief's Club, 1959
Saxes: Tom Jensen, Larry Reglin, Bill Dailey, Jack McConville Trumpets: Dave Forshee, Marty Conley, Mike Paine Trombones: Randy Fendrick, Bob Uthe, Jim Africa Drums: Dave Lambert, Bass; Ralph Osborne, and piano, Ken Oliver. Leader is Max Ring, not pictured (Submitted by Randy Fendrick) PHIBLANT Band, June 1959
The Phibland Band was one of the bands selected for Operation Inland Seas (opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway). The shingle we received classifies us a Fresh Water Man-of-War's Man. Chief Hugh McClure. Bass Drum (Hidden- Ballerini), Smitty, Tony Connor, (Trom) Lee Southhall, Richard Dexter, (trpt.) Jerry Glaze, Jim Pierce, Tony Rodriguez, Mollenkoph. Last Row - ?, Paul Denowitz, ?, Larry Sage, Ed Segal, ?, Bucci, Howard, Dave Blair - Drum Major.
(Submitted by Larry Sage) A. I. "Gus" Gustafson Gus' son contributed these photos and several more from the 1940's
(Submitted by Edwin Gustafson) Dick Brodfuehrer's Photos Click here to see a slide show of photos of the SOM, COMSIXFLT Band, and CINCLANT Band covering the period from 1952 to 1956, contributed by Dick Brodfuehrer. Unit Band 175, USS New Jersey, c. 1955
(Submitted by Randy Ritter)
(Photo submitted by Randy Fendrick) Unit Band 106, 1959
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