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), ...

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, he organized and led the famous Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band that went to Europe to entertain servicemen. On Dec. 15, 1944, Miller, an Army major, took off in a single engine plane from ...

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 ...

In the mood' by Glenn Miller ... In 1942 Miller decided to help the war effort and joined the US Army, becoming a Captain and leader of the Army Air Force Band. In 1944, at the height of his ...