On September 27, 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra gave their last performance. America’s number one band was breaking up because its leader, who was the nation’s most popular musician, was joining ...

As Glenn Miller’s musical career soared, he traded in his commercial success for a military uniform to entertain US troops during World War II. Then, on a foggy afternoon, December 15 ...

"On Monday evening, a V1 hit the London billet in Chelsea where the band had been staying - 74 American military were killed in that building," Mr Fowler said. Glenn Miller's band spent five ...

At the height of his career, Glenn Miller enlisted in the service in 1942 with the intent to modernize the military bands and improve morale. The Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band played more than 800 ...