[Servicemen performing country music]

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Title

[Servicemen performing country music]

Description

Photograph of five U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen performing country music with guitars, a mandolin, a violin, and an erhu, China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. The men are identified in the caption as Corporal Sam L. Brown, Corporal Lloyd W. Gilleland, Corporal Reese Greaves, Private Joe C. Parker, and Corporal Wayne Smith.

Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: -- Five Army Air Forces enlisted men, Texans all, give out with their cowboy music on guitars, a mandolin, a violin, and even a Chinese 'woo jin' violin. From left to right are, back row, Cpl. Sam L. Brown of Lancaster, Texas; Cpl. Lloyd W. Gilleland of Haskell, Texas; and Cpl. Reese Greaves of Bradshaw, Texas. In the front row are Pfc. Joe C. Parker of Round Rock, Texas; and Cpl. Wayne Smith of Ovalo, Texas. (US AAF Photo)."

Stamped on verso: "Made by U.S. Army Air Forces. Watch Your Credit."

Date

1940s circa

Bibliographic Citation

The William Orthman World War II Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

1991-07-17A_image_159_01
1991-07-17A_image_159_02
1991-07-17A_image_159_03

Collection Organization

  • [Unavailable]