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[291st AGF Band]

Description: Photograph of a man and woman singing with the 291st AGF Band at the USO club. The man stands on the left of the microphone and is dressed in black robes while holding a gavel. The woman stands on the right in a short dress with pinned hair and sings into the microphone.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Accordion Player]

Description: Photograph of an African American woman playing an accordion. She is wearing a long dress with pinned hair and stands in front of a microphone. The 291st AGF Band sit behind the women while playing their instruments.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Bass and Drums]

Description: Photograph of two men playing a bass and drum for a crowd at a USO club. Both men wear button up shirts and long pants. Behind the men, two members of the band sit and listen to the performance.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Bob Hope and others]

Description: Photograph of Bob Hope and others gathering around a broadcasting microphone. Three men in the group face towards the microphone while one man stands behind the others. A woman with pinned hair looks down in the right corner of the photo.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Conducting]

Description: Photograph of a Big Band leader conducting an unknown band at the USO club. The leader is wearing a tuxedo and facing slightly away from the band. The unknown band is sat in three rows behind the conductor, playing their instruments.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Dancing for a USO crowd]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified female dancer dancing on stage while the 291st AGF Band watches from behind. The woman is wearing a long, black dress with her hair down. Three men sit in front of the woman watching her dance.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Dancing with 291st AGF Band]

Description: Photograph of a man and women dancing on a stage. The man is wearing a plaid suite and hat, and the women is wearing a short dress with pinned hair. The 291st AGF Band sits behind the couple while playing their instruments.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Saxophone Solo]

Description: Photograph of a saxophonist standing behind a microphone and playing to a crowd in front of Big Band. The saxophonist is wearing a tuxedo. Two men can be seen watching the man perform in the bottom corners of the photo.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Singing to Crowd]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified band leader singing to a crowd in a USO Club. The singer stands in front of a microphone while wearing a white and black tuxedo. Behind the singer, a band sits in three rows to accompany the singer.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Solos]

Description: Photograph of musicians playing solo performances with the Big Band sitting and performing behind the musicians. The five musicians are wearing suits and hats while holding their instruments.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Trumpeter and Singer]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified trumpet player and singer performing at the USO club with the 291st AGF Band in background. The trumpeter plays his trumpet while wearing a white suit. The woman wears a short dress with pinned hair. The 291st AGF Band sits in the back and plays their instruments.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[USO Act]

Description: Photograph of an African American USO act posing for a photo. Three women in dresses and pinned hair stand in the middle row, and the woman on the left holds an accordion. A man in a plaid suit and hat stands in front of the two women on the right. Another man in a button up stands behind the women.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[USO Singer]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified female singer performing with an accompanying band in the background. The singer is wearing a long white gown with a feather piece in her hair. Behind the woman, a man is standing playing an accordion while other members of the band sit and play brass instruments.
Date: 1945
Creator: A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Odd Aarstad. Aarstad joined the Navy in August 1944 and trained to be a corpsman. Upon completion of training, Aarstad reported to the Annapolis Naval Hospital where he served and treated wounded and sick patients. Eventually, Aarstad worked on artificial limbs for amputees. He also served at a rehabilitation station in Philadelphia where people were being fitted for prosthetic legs. Aarstad was discharged in October 1946.
Date: November 4, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Aarstad, Odd
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Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Odd Aarstad. Aarstad joined the Navy in August 1944 and trained to be a corpsman. Upon completion of training, Aarstad reported to the Annapolis Naval Hospital where he served and treated wounded and sick patients. Eventually, Aarstad worked on artificial limbs for amputees. He also served at a rehabilitation station in Philadelphia where people were being fitted for prosthetic legs. Aarstad was discharged in October 1946.
Date: November 4, 2018
Creator: Aarstad, Odd
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Oral History Interview with J. Lloyd Abbot, March 14, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with J. Lloyd Abbot. Abbot received a commission in the Navy in 1939 and served two months aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) before being tasked to bring an old destroyer, the USS Gilmer (DD-233), out of mothballs. He stayed on it for a while before going to flight school in Pensacola. He earned his wings in November, 1941. Due to some accidents and illnesses, Abbot was disallowed to fly from carriers. He was assigned to shore-bas… more
Date: March 14, 1998
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Abbot, J. Lloyd
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
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