70th Division Band History
The 70th Division U.S. Army Band was activated on May 15, 1943 at Camp Adair, Oregon, and served with the division in Italy, France, and Germany. During this period, the division saw combat in numerous battles, including the capture of Monte Cassino, Italy, and the Battle of the Bulge. The band itself earned campaign credit for service in the Rhineland and Central Europe. The band was inactivated in Germany in Dec. 1945, but reactivated in Michigan during the Korean War. In 2002, the band was moved to Seattle, WA and many of the members became attached to the 338th Columbus, OH, with station in Livonia, MI. The newly based 70th Division Band in Washington became attached to the 204th band and later decommissioned in 2009.
Read more about this topic: 338th Army Band (United States)
Famous quotes containing the words division, band and/or history:
“In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy men. The true division of humanity is between those who live in light and those who live in darkness. Our aim must be to diminish the number of the latter and increase the number of the former. That is why we demand education and knowledge.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
“Firm, united, let us be,
Rallying round our Liberty;
As a band of brothers joined,
Peace and safety we shall find.”
—Joseph Hopkinson (1770–1842)
“America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.”
—Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929)