We know how important to you it may be to contact someone from your military band days! To catch up on old times or just sharing thoughts from the past! Please send all ‘Looking For Someone’ requests to contact@militarybandsman.com and put ‘Looking For Someone’ in the subject line – we’ll get them up on this message board. Please don’t forget to include your email address, postal address or phone number! And let us know if you find them, so we can remove your post! You may also want to check on your branch of the service’s Facebook group page. In the past, there’s been extensive dialogue concerning the whereabouts of veteran military musicians. We actually have a great success rate of ‘turning up’ vets!
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Looking for members of the bands I was in, just to say hello, and keep in touch.
Bob Wolf • bobwolf51@yahoo.com
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My husband, Forrest Kent Campbell, was in the Third Army Band stationed at Ft. McPherson from 1954-55. At that time he was also a member of a Dixieland group, part of the larger band, that traveled around to all the camps in the southeast entertaining the troops.
Kent played tuba in the full band and string bass in the jazz band. Roger Danz, later band director at the Univ. of Georgia, played trumpet. At one time I had a great picture, obviously a copy of an army publicity picture, of this group.
My husband passed away May 11, 2011 and I am working on a family history. Kent also was a college band director, at the Univ. of Maine, Bradley Univ. and Western Kentucky University from 1971 until 1993 when he retired.
I am trying to find the picture of the jazz band. I will appreciate any help you can give me.
Claire Campbell • clairelc@aol.com
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‘ . . . any info on a Ron Loomis, band member 1959 or 1960 – oboe player stationed in San Diego? Someone in my past that I’d like to reconnect with!’
Thanks for any [consideration] information,
June Murphy • emmajune@bellsouth.net
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My name is Robert C Worley aka Bob Worley. I am 83 years old. I was in the army 11th airborne division in Ft Campbell Ky 1953-1955. I would love to find anyone who was in the 74th army band in 1954. If you can help I would appreciate any info. My address is
Robert C. Worley
205 Sulpher Springs Rd.
Newport, TN 37821
(423) 623-2819
Thank You, Bob
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I’m trying to locate Michael Rubin (USAF piano ). Last I heard he was stationed in DC in the late 90’s… Pls help if u can.
Thx,
HB
Hugie Butler • hughdawg@comcast.net
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Looking for Stuart Moore, 98th Army Bandsman at Fort Rucker Alabama in 1964-65.
Stu played the Saxophone.
Lionel Ruffin • rrsilverleaf@bellsouth.net
Telephone – 985-868-1803
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I am looking for Ken Geoghegan, who was my friend at the SOM Little Creek in Fall 1977. Ken was an Army baritone horn player and was in Germany and Ft. Collins (Co) following SOM. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Jery Winters • jwinters@umd.edu
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[Looking for] Steve Lancaster 1st Armored Division Band 86-88, Steve Ruckle as well… [I] was Joanie Weaver/Joanie MacConnell. Became Joanie Waidelich when I left in 88…(LOL, soon back to MacConnell). Just wanted to say hi and catch up…
Joanie MacConnell Waidelich • eviltweey88@gmail.com
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I had 3 assignments at the 74th ending in my retirement 12/88. I am trying to find as many alumni as I can to eventually have a reunion weekend sometime in the future in Indianapolis. Let me know when you were there and some names to track down.
John Reed • metrology53@aol.com
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I am working on a documentary and I am trying to find photos of the Army Orchestra or Band from New York in the 40′s or 50′s. We interviewed a man named Joe Gottfried and hopefully we can find a picture of him. Do you know of anyone to contact? Any information would be so helpful!
Stacy Groulx • stacygroulx@gmail.com
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My dad Charles Etter played trombone in the 4th ID Dance Band while stationed at Ft Ord, in the late 40′s. If anyone played in that band or knew my dad, please contact me. I have a CD copy of a show recorded at Ft Ord and some photos as well that I would gladly send to anyone. It would be great to get in contact with anyone that played with him or knew him.
John Etter • johnetter137@gmail.com
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Looking for James “Aggie” Ratcliff. If anyone knows where I can find him, I’d appreciate a shout.
Mike Holbrook • galvanizedbugler@yahoo.com
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I am also with Association of Military Musicians (Life Member), which originally Association of Retired Military Musicians. I wish that I could find some people from my past twenty years in Army Bands. I still have contact with Art Ferris, Forris Fulford. 113th Army Band Ft. Knox 1967-1968 2nd Inf Div Band, Korea 1968-1969 Army Element SOM, VA 1975-1978 434th/Signal Corps. Band, Ft. Gordon 1980-1982 3rd Armored Div Band, Frankfurt, Germany 1982-1985 Signal Corps. Band, Ft.Gordon 1985-1989. 76th Army Band, Kaizerslautern, Germany 1989-1992 10th Mountain Div Band, Ft. Drum 1992-1994 (Retired) There’s so many people, that I wish I could hear from.
Dick Giroux · Tel:207-283-8961(H) 207-590-6631(C)
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Anyone with the 24th Inf.Div Band 1978-1980!!
Bob DeGaetano • robdeg57@yahoo.com
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Hi guys! If anyone was in the 80th Army Band with me at Ft. Stewart, Ga., between 1960-1963, please send me an email. Or if anyone has a list of names of the guys who were there then, please let me know. I’d love to make some recontacts for “old times sake”, as they say. Thanks ahead of time. Cheers!
Gene Wong • 1sonali@att.net
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If SP6 Kevin Laird sees this, please contact me. Also Parker Townsend, Susan Arthur or Nigel Hardmann
David Saelens • dasael@msn.com
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Hello, I’m looking for John S. Newman who was stationed in Kaiserslautern(Germany) in 1977-1978 with the 76th Army Band. I’ve met him at a concert inTournai (Belgium) in June 1977 and I would love to re connect with him, if it’s possible. Thanks to anybody able to find him and let me know. I very much enjoy military bands and I would appreciate a lot if anybody could give me news of him or could say me how to contact him.
Rose Marie Allard • rosemarie.dombrun@gmail.com
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I was in the 29th army band in okinawa from 1954 to 1956,and am trying to locate aubrey tobin who played bass, also dick german who played drums. Would sure like to hear from them if possible.
James Kargas • robertakargas@yahoo.com
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I was stationed at Ft. McArthur & Berlin. Email me if I served with you!
Robert Blank • ki6mgk@yahoo
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Was wondering if anyone knew George Kranick, who played trumpet from November 1954-1956? I am not sure which band he was in, but I know he went to Germany. He’s my grandpa and I would love and greatly appreciate hearing anything I can about him.Thank you! and happy Veterans Day, I am greatful for all who served.
Alyssa Tierney • alyssatierney7@aol.com
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I am looking for photos of the U.S. Armed Forces Bicentennial Band. Charles Jarrett was a member of the band and he is retiring this year. We are hoping to make a video for him & would love to include this part of his musical career. If you know where I might be able to locate some, I would greatly appreciate it.
Wendi L Dunnuck • (913) 596-1601
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Would like to find band members from 1966 to 1968. Thank you very much and I really enjoyed the band.
Clifford Farley • pastorfarley@sbcglobal.net
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I am looking for anyone that would have known my father. He was assigned to Camp Ederle in Italy and he was a trumpet player. He is now deseased just trying to get some photos. I know this is a shot in the dark. His name is Eddie L. Kimbrough.
Charlotte Kimbrough • intlkingdomwoman@yahoo.com
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Hello, Anyone from the 521st air force band in Cheyenne Wyoming feel free to contact me. Maybe we can get together for a gig.
Joe Czaplicki • h20skier5@sbcglobal.net
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Any 30th AB Germany members from that time frame (1969 – 1970) out there?
Robert Prince • selmermkvi@comcast.net
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Any of you Army alumni know what happened to Ken Geoghegan? Ken was a good friend of mine at SOM in Fall 1977, but I lost track of him after I was discharged in ’81. Ken was a euphonium player and went to Ft. Collins and Germany (band unknown). Any knowledge of his whereabouts would be greatly appreciated!?
Jery Winters • jwinters@umd.edu
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Anyone on here from the 55th or 29th Army bands from 1968 to 1971?
Richard Ledbetter • richard@pasodefe.com
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Whatever happened to German Lanclois? Master sergeant while I was in the 438th?
John Poole • thepooles@hotmail.com