On September 27, 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra gave their last performance. America’s number one band was breaking up because its ... Arnold the commanding general of the Army Air Forces (AAF), ...

Glenn Miller was a trombone player ... Miller became a US Army Air Force captain and the leader of an army band, helping to bolster morale among the troops. In June 1944 he was sent to London ...

The Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band played more than 800 performances, more than half of which were broadcast to millions of listeners. Tragically in December 1944, Miller’s plane disappeared over ...

There's something about Glenn Miller's holiday broadcasts that seem timeless. Miller, of course, fronted two bands: His stateside orchestra from 1938 to early fall 1942 and then his Army Air Force ...

The Glenn Miller Orchestra opens the September performances at Lincoln Theater Napa Valley tonight. The legendary Glenn Miller was one of the most successful dance bandleaders of the swing era of ...

Glenn Miller (1904 - 1944 ... becoming a Captain and leader of the Army Air Force Band. In 1944, at the height of his fame, Miller flew from England to France, to play another concert for troops ...