But behind Miller's success, a world war was raging. So in 1942, at the height of his civilian stardom, he traded his suit and baton for a uniform, enlisting as a captain in the U.S. Army Air Forces.

Miller disappeared on a flight out of Twinwood in 1944. LONDON -- Eighty years ago on Aug. 27th, 1944, the great American bandleader Glenn Miller performed at a base some 60 miles north of London ...

Glenn Miller is pictured in the May 16, 1942, issue of Billboard magazine. Inset shows the promotional movie poster for the 1954 film, ‘The Glen Miller Story.’ (photo: Wikimedia Commons) John ...

Eighty years ago on Aug. 27th, 1944, the great American bandleader Glenn Miller performed at a base some 60 miles north of London, RAF Twinwood, the hub and airfield he frequently flew in and out ...

It was Christmas Day, 1944, when people heard the news: Glenn Miller, one of music's biggest stars, had vanished. He had boarded a military plane from Britain, bound for Paris, where he was ...

Glenn Miller was 40 years old when he disappeared. But his star didn't fade. The Glenn Miller Story, a dramatization of his life starring Jimmy Stewart, was a box office smash in 1954. And while the ...

Eighty years ago on Aug. 27th, 1944, the great American bandleader Glenn Miller performed at a base some 60 miles north of London, RAF Twinwood, the hub and airfield he frequently flew in and out ...

Glenn Miller was the swing era's biggest star. Then, he vanished without a trace. 80 years later, Glenn Miller's sudden disappearance remains unsolved | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source ...

Glenn Miller was 40 years old when he disappeared. But his star didn't fade. The Glenn Miller Story , a dramatization of his life starring Jimmy Stewart, was a box office smash in 1954.