Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks Page: 68 of 212
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328th ARMY BAND
In August 1966, the 328th Army Band was assigned to Fort Wolters from the Military
Ocean Terminal in Brooklyn, New York.
The unit arrived at Fort Wolters 28 men strong.
Their mission was to support military ceremonies, troop entertainment, recruiting and to
promote community relations.
In their first year, they participated in 110 performances at Fort Wolters. By 1967 they
had become a familiar sight in the area, performing 151 military commitments and 45 civilian
engagements. Specialist 5 Louis Grassi won the Fourth U.S. Army Jazz Instrumental Contest.
The Band Vocal Group won second in the Choral Contest. One of the jobs assigned to the Band
was to furnish buglers at area military burials upon request, and in 1968 they had 80 bugler
commitments, 161 military band commitments, and 34 for civilians.
In 1969, the band was a big morale factor supporting the military training here. In
addition to playing for the Commanding General's welcomes and graduations, the band performed
a series of summer concerts in the Warrant Officer Candidates' area picnic grounds. They also
continued to play a large role in the Army's community relations activities such as playing for
parades, concerts, civic and patriotic functions in surrounding cities and towns. Outstanding
among the events that year were: the Memorial Day Concert in Dallas: a "God and Country
Pageant" at the University of Texas, presented before a capacity crowd: the Fourth of July and
Veterans Day parades in Fort Worth. In all, they conducted 243 performances that year.
Then, in 1970, due to a reduced budget, the band's participation in civilian community
activities were curtailed somewhat. They still participated in the Parade of American Music,
which required a special concert program. That concert was presented to local area schools. The
328th Band and the Warrant officer Chorus provided the musical entertainment in the
Worthington Hotel at the Annual Military Ball in Fort Worth, Texas.
Highlights of 1971 were: The Parade of American Music for which they received the Fifth
Army Three-Star Award; Dallas Memorial Day Concert; a Fandangle Parade in Albany, Texas;
and a Fourth of July Parade in Fort Worth.
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Casper, Willie H., Jr. Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks, book, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25111/m1/68/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.