7th Army Symphony Members

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Over 600 people were associated with the 7th Army Symphony. Those below have given consent for their names to be here. Deceased members are also listed. Names not listed here are known, but have not been located or have not replied to inquiries.
Members Listed by Instrument
Conductor   Violin   Viola   'Cello   Bass
Flute/Picc.   Oboe/Eng. H.   Bassoon   Clarinet   Saxophone
Trumpet   Horn   Trombone   Tuba   Percussion   Piano   Administration

Conductor:
Adler, Samuel   1952
Alley, Edward Lee   2/58 - 9/60
Canarina, John   8/59 - 10/60
Ferritto, John   '59 - '60
Lewis, Henry   '55-c. - '56-c.
Ondrejka, Ronald   9/54 - 4/56
Schermerhorn, Kenneth D.   '53 - '55
Snel, Nico   '57 - '59
Wasserman, Howard   (Asst. Cond.) '58 - '60
Violin: (63)
Angel, Wayne A.   '60 - '61
Bauer, John   8/56-c. - 11/57
Bernhardt, Donald R.   '58-c - '59-c.
Bloch, Robert S.   (Concertmaster) 1/58 - 6/59
Brucato, Mike   '5? - 5?
Bruni, William   5/55 - 9/57
Caldwell, Donald   8/55 - 11/56
Chlarson, Linder   '61 - '62)
Comins, Michael J.   4/54-5/55
Dellicarri, Joseph   '59 - '61
Dembicki, Alexander   '60 - '62
Dennis, Richard F. "Dick"   l0/56 - 9/58
Doumitt, Donald P. - ?
Dumm, James   (Concertmaster) 2/59 - 7/60
Elledge, Harvey B.   '54-c - '55-c.
Felberg, Leonard   3/55 - 8/56
Fraser, Jefferson E.   12/54 - 6/56
Frost, Larry   '59 - '61
Gibbs, Theodore V. Jr. 1956-c.
Gioia, Rocco   '53 - '54
Grider, Richard   '60 -'62
Hancock, Don E.   '57 - 8/60
Henderson, William (Bill)   '55-c. - '57-c.
Hesse, Robert R.   '54 - '56
Hicks, Roger T.   '61-c.
Hitchings, John   1/55 - 7/56
Holloway, Homer (Dick) Jr.   (Concertmaster) 01/59 - 6/60
Holzer, Edwin (Ed) H.   1/57-c. - 11/59-c.
Jakey, Lauren   '60 - '61
Jordens, Jon   1960
Kaplan, Lewis   (Concertmaster) 6/53 - 4/55
Katz, Jack   1/56 - 7/57
Kechejian, Edward S.   3/58 - 5/59
Lienhard, James   '54 - '55
Lindquist, Edward E.   10/57 - 7/59
McEnderfer, Paul A. 9/54 - 7/55
Mallory, David   '54 - '57
Massman, Richard   '54 - '55
Montzka, Arthur Dale   4/58 - 9/59
Moore, William Jr. - ?
Muzatko, Robert "Bob"   '58-c. - '60-c.
Naegele, Philipp O.   (Concertmaster) Spring/55 - Fall/56
Newman, David H.   4/54 - 2/55
Orner, George   (Concertmaster) '59 - '61
Ostrow, Isaac   1959
Overland, Douglas S.   3/57 - 9/58
Palanchian, John   6/55 - '56-c.
Paulu, Norman   (Concertmaser) '54 - '55
Plummer, Stanley   (Concertmaster) 3/54 - 7/55
Rosenblum, Jay (Jacob)   '57 - '58
Rubinstein, Seymour   10/54 - 9/56
Rusack, Richard N.   7/56 - 8/57
Savola William   1957-c.
Schaffer, Peter   (Concertmaster) '52
Shoup, Frederick   3 or 4/58 - 9/59
Shull, Willard    3/54 - 8/55
Snel, Nico   '57 - '59
Staples, Alan   (Concertmaster) 12/54 - 10/55
Taylor, John   '58 - '60
Valpreda, Ronald    4/54 - ?/55
Wehlan, John Walter   '58 - '60
Weisser, Charles   - ?
Williams, John R.   4/56 - 6/57

Viola:
Andrix, George   1/55 - 1/56
Barach, Daniel   1/56 - 6/57
Becker, Eugene   11/53 - 11/55
Beglarian, Grant   6/53 - 10/54
Blum, Richard   '52 - 2/53
Clem, Frederick   3/54 - 4/55
Cleveland, Joseph   '58-c. - '59-c.
Economou, Jim   7/55 - 7/57
Fader, Laurance   9/54 - 6/56
Fenn, Thomas   11/57-c. - 9/59-c.
Ferritto, John   '59 - '60
Fleshler, Bernie   '52 - '54
Fraser, Jefferson E.   12/54 - 6/56
Howard, Al M.   '54 - '55
Kaitchuck, Ted (Principal)   3/57 - 5/59
Kechejian, Edward S.   3/58 - 5/59
Lichow, Leonard   '53-c. - '54
Lindquist, Edward E.   10/57 - 7/59
McEnderfer, Paul A. 9/54 - 7/55
Njaa, David   '56 - '57
Ondrejka, Ronald   9/54 - 4/56
Overland, Douglas S.   3/57 - 9/58
Papavasilion, Ernest J.   1961
Papich, George   '58 - '60
Pinto, Charlie   8/57 - 3/59
Rosenblum, Myron (Principal)   3/57 - 9/58
Rubis, Carl S. (Principal)   '56 - '57
Rusack, Richard N.   7/56 - 8/57
Scavelli, Ramon L.   '58 - '60
Serbagi, Midhat   10/52-c. - 3/55 
Shoup, Frederick   3 or 4/58 - 9/59
Soellner, Glenn   9/54 - 12/55
Thomason, Daniel   9/58 - 6/60 

'Cello:
Anderson, Chilton   1953-c.
Appleman, Gerald   '60 -'61
Badger, James   '55 - '57
Brandes, Raymond A.   1952
Church, Frank V.   12/59 - 6/61
Drasher, Glenmore H.   6/53 - 12/53
Fags, Kevork K.   12/53 - 2/55
Furholmen, David   11/56 - 8/58
Gove, Allen   4/54 - 6/55
Jones, Robert A.   12/57 - 9/60
Lepard, David   '55 - '57
Lohr, Ross F. Jr.   3/53 - 10/53
McGhee, Stephen   11/56 - '58
Paladino, Joseph   2/57 - 9/58
Pinsker, Adam A.   '54 - '55
Pollack, Gerald A.   '54
Roth, Neil C.   1/54 - 10/55
Sant'Ambrogio, John   (Principal)   '56 -'58
Serbagi, Richard   '52 - '53
Shoup, Frederick   3 or 4/58 - 9/59
Thies, Larry A.   12/58 - 2/61
Wiand, Thomas M.   '54 - '55
Willaman, Ken   9/59 - 12/60
Wolfrom, Lyle C.   9/53 - 2/55

Bass:
Alley, Edward Lee 2/58 - 9/60
Anderson, Clyde B.   '58 -'59
Canarina, John    8/59 - 10/60
Dillingham, Dalton   '55 - '56
Harrow, Donald R.   '53 - '56
Havas, Donald P.   12/54 - 8/55
Hirsh, Jules M.   7/57-c. - 4/59-c.
Hoag, Charles K. (Charley)   (Principal)   '56 - '57
Hughart, Jim   3/60 - 1/62
Hughart, Ted   10/59 - 2/61
Hurst, Lawrence   1/60 - 9/61
Lewis, Henry    '55-c. - '56-c.
Macchiaroli, Roger   4/60 - 8/61
Magill, Jerome L.   4/56 - 8/57
Ponzi, Mel    5/56 - 7/57
René, William C.   1960-c.
Thieme, Darius   '55 - '56
Topolsky, Marvin   '56 - '58

Flute:
Beglarian, Joyce Heeney   6/53 - 6/54
Berg, Jacob   3/54-c. 7/55
Boatright, Harvey E.   1/56-c. - 3/57-c.
Briefer, Charles   4/54 - 12/54
Bryan, Keith   (Principal) 1/56 - 8/57
Decker, Bruce C.   5/53 - 9/53
Ernst, Darwin   11/59 - 6/61
Huttenbach, Henry   '54 - '55
Norwood, Warren Ross   1952
Skowronek, Felix   11/57 - 4/59
Slattery, Thomas C.   '59 - '61
Stokes, Sheridon   12/58 - 4/60
Trombley, Dick   12/54 - 9/56
Wygant, David M.   1958
Zeitlin, Sidney   '57 - '59

Piccolo:
Boatright, Harvey E.   1/56-c. - 3/57-c.
Briefer, Charles   4/54 - 12/54
Wygant, David M.   1958

Oboe:
Gaffney, Bill   '52 - '54
Gruenebaum, Fred   '55 - '58
MacDougall, Bruce   '52 - '53
Pendle, Peter    2/56-c. 4-56-c.
Schuman, Henry '56 - '58
Seeley, David   '58 - '59
Trombley, Dick    12/54 - 9/56
Ulrich, Bill   6/58 - 6/60
West, Philip   12/55 - 12/56

English Horn:
Gaffney, Bill   '52 - '54
Gruenebaum, Fred   '55 - '58
MacDougall, Bruce   '52 - '53
Seeley, David   '58 - ;59
West, Philip   12/55 - 12/56

Bassoon:
Britten, Harold L. (Lynn)   fall/55 - 8/56
Draganski, Donald   10/60 - 3/62
Giattino, John R.   4/55-11/55
Grossman, Arthur   3/56 - 9/58
Lawson, Dick   9/58 - 1/60
Marcellus, G. E.   7/61 - 3/62
North, Earl C.   7/53 - 5/55
Read, Vernon B.   12/59 - 6/61
Tucci, Paul R.   '56 - '57
Tyree, Ronald   5/58 - 8/59

Clarinet:
Black, Don   4/54 - 5/55
Bloom, Arthur A.   '55 - '56
Friday, Raymond, Dr.   3/59 - 8/60
Greenberg, Lloyd   4-54 - 9/55-c.
Henderson, Charles E. "Chuck"   1961
Hopkins, Harlow   9/56 - 7/57
Hudson, William   '58 - '59
Larson, Richard   3/60 - 2/62
Listokin, Robert   '57 - '58
Longo, Joseph   '57 - '58
Mattson, Jerry   1/60 - 7/61
Monchecourt, Jack   1952
Rossi, Achille L. (Principal)   '52 - '53
Slattery, Thomas C.   '59 - '61
Stokes, Sheridon   12/58 - 4/60
Sweetkind, David   '56 - '57
Walden, Stanley   '56 - '57
Wasserman, Howard '58 - '60

Saxophone:
Ellis, Merrill   '56-c. - '57-c.
Read, Vernon B.   12/59 - 6/61
Stokes, Sheridon   12/58 - 4/60
Valdes, Richard   '60 - '61

Trumpet:
Anderson, Ronald K.   12/58 - 8/60
Bogenschutz, Robert   '57 - '58
Coan, Jack   3/54 - 5/55   also Flugelhorn, Cornet
Cook, Richard G.   55-56
Crown, Thomas G.   1/55 - 8/55
Hagestedt, Grant E.   1/60 - 1/62
Hurwitz, Richard David   '57 - '59
Leniado-Chira (Joseph Chira)   4/58 - 1/59
Reinberg, Don   11/55-c. - 8/57
Rushford, Bob   10/58 - 6/60
Sax, Douglas   2/59 - 8/61
Scarlett, William   4/57-c. - 9/58
Schermerhorn, Kenneth D.   '53 - '55
Stine, Charles 9/58 - 8/60

Horn:
Amram, David   '53 - 8/54
Baylor, Cy   7/55 - 12/56
Button, Donald W. 4/54 - '55
Demiranda, Marcel   '59 - '60
Earnest, Chris   12/54 - 12/55
Facenda, Aubrey   '58 - '60
Franano, Frank   '53 - '54
Froelich, Ralph   5/55 - 8/56
Goldman, Alan   3/57 - 11/58
Greenfield, Richard B. 10/57 - 3/59
Gusé, Allen  '58-c. -'60-c.
Hall, Charles   10/55 - 10/56
Hillyer, Howard   2/57 - 6/58
Irving, Dave   '54 - 5/55
Johnson, Bob   9/60 - 5/62
McDonald, Charles   '59 - '60
Mayer, Abby   '52 - '55
Moore, Thomas J.   1958
Randall, George B. 12/59 - 3/62
Rhodes, Ronald   4/54 - 11/55
Santonicola, Frank   11/56 - 12/57
Scecina, John G. Jr.   '56 -'57
Schiebler, Carl R.   '59 - '61
Shoush, James   2/58 - 7/59
Siegel, Norbert   12/1/56 - 5/58
Sigismonti, Henry   '58-c. - '60-c.
Venman, William C.   4/53-c. - 1/54

Trombone:
Dempster, Stuart   3/59 - 7/60
Flanzman, Mel   4/54 - 8/55
Groner, Earl   3/60 - 9/61
Mabry, James F. III 1955 - ?
Needlman, Herb   1952
Rayner, Clare G.   12/55 - 8/57
Schreck, Richard   1/55 - 5/55

Bass Trombone:
Leite, John J.   (also Bus Driver)   '52 - 10/54

Tuba:
Eliason, Robert E.   3/56 - 5/57
Merrell, Bill   9/58 - 6/59
Moore, Edmund E. 10/60 - 5/62
O'Hara, David L. 10/58 - 9/60
Pickens, Paul Hubert   2/56 - 8/59
Wotten, Gerald   '53-c. - '54-c.

Percussion:
Berkal, Leonard A.   '54-c. - '55-c.
Colgrass, Michael   3/55 - 6/56
Cronauer, Regis P.    12/53 - 8/61
Godfrey, Robert E.   1956
Greenberg, Jules (Tympany)   1953
Hartzell, Eugene   '59 - '60
Hughart, Jim   3/60 - 1/62
Lang, August "Sonny"   3/56-c. - 5/57-c.
Mitchell, Earl H.   '54 - 6/55
Oxman, Leon   '57 - '59
Pinsker, Adam A.   '54 - '55
Quinn, Robert 10/56 - 7/58

Piano:
Cappelli, Amo W.   7/52 - 5/54-c.
Drucker, Arno P.   '58 -'59
Ferritto, John   '59 - '60
Pinsker, Adam A.   '54 - '55
Whalin, John Robert   '59 - '60

Administration:
Alley, Edward Lee   2/58 - 9/60 Sound Eng., Radio Producer
Cronauer, Regis P.   12/53 - 8/61 Advance Man, Field 1st, Bus Driver, etc.
Dembicki, Alexander   '60 - '62 Recording Engineer - Radio Program
Dornberg, John   1/55 - 7/56 Public relations and Advertising Director
Engelmann, Werner   5/60 - 8/61 Company Clerk
Gotowicki, Paul P.   '57 - '58 Commanding Officer
Hesse, Robert R.   '54 - '56 Advance Man
Jones, Donald   '59 - '61 Recording Engineer
Kaitchuck, Ted   3/57 - 5/59 1st Sgt.
Lepard, David   '55 - '57 Librarian
Mattson, Jerry   1/60 - 7/61 Field 1st Sgt.
North, Earl C.   7/53 - 5/55 1st Sgt.
Pickens, Paul Hubert   2/56 - 8/59 1st Sgt.
Pinsker, Adam A.   '54 - '55 Orchestra Manager
Pollack, Gerald A.   '54
Ponzi, Mel    5/56 - 7/57 Sgt.
Valdes, Richard   '60 - '61 Sgt.
Yoksh, Mike   9/60 - 3/62 Company Clerk
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Members Listed by Service Dates

The Big Picture - this table gives a snapshot of the orchestra's time span
1952
Adler, Samuel - 1952
Blum, Richard - 1953
Brandes, Raymond A. - 1952
Cappelli, Amo W. - 1954
Fleshler, Bernie - 1954
Gaffney, Bill - 1954
Leite, John J. - 1954
MacDougall, Bruce - 1953
Mayer, Abby - 1955
Monchecourt, Jack - 1952
Needlman, Herb - 1952
Norwood, Warren Ross - 1952
Rossi, Achille L. - 1953
Schaffer, Peter 1952
Serbagi, Midhat - 1955
Serbagi, Richard - 1953

1953
Anderson, Chilton - ?
Amram, David - 1954
Becker, Eugene - 1955
Beglarian, Grant - 1954
Beglarian, Joyce Heeney - 1954
Cronauer, Regis P. - 1961
Decker, Bruce C. - 1953
Drasher, Glenmore H. - 1953
Fags, Kevork K. - 1955
Franano, Frank - 1954
Gioia, Rocco - 1954
Greenberg, Jules - 1953
Harrow, Donald R. - 1956
Kaplan, Lewis - 1955
Lichow, Leonard - 1954
Lohr, Ross F. Jr. - 1953
North, Earl C. - 1955
Schermerhorn, Kenneth D. - 1955
Venman, William - 1954
Wolfrom, Lyle C. - 1955
Wotten, Gerald - 1954

1954
Berg, Jacob - 1955
Berkal, Leonard A. - 1955
Black, Don - 1955
Briefer, Charles - 1954
Button, Donald W. - 1955
Clem, Frederick - 1955
Coan, Jack - 1955
Comins, Michael J. - 1955
Earnest, Chris - 1955
Elledge, Harvey B. - 1955
Fader, Laurance - 1956
Flanzman, Mel - 1955
Fraser, Jefferson E. - 1956
Gove, Allen - 1955
Greenberg, Lloyd - 1955
Havas, Donald P. - 1955
Hesse, Robert R. - 1956
Howard, Al M. - 1955
Huttenbach, Henry - 1955
Irving, Dave - 1955
Lienhard, Jams - 1955
McEnderfer, Paul A. - 1955
Mallory, David - 1957
Massman, Richard - 1955
Mitchell, Earl H. -1955
Newman, David H. - 1955
Ondrejka, Ronald - 1956
Paulu, Norman - 1955
Pinsker, Adam A. - 1955
Plummer, Stanley - 1955
Pollack, Gerald A. - 1954
Rhodes, Ronald - 1955
Roth, Neil C. - 1955
Rubinstein, Seymour - 1956
Shull, Willard -1955
Soellner, Glenn - 1955
Staples, Alan - 1955
Trombley, Dick - 1956
Valpreda, Ronald - 1955
Wiand, Thomas M. - 1955

1955
Andrix, George - 1956
Badger, James - 1957
Baylor, Cy - 1956
Bloom, Arthur A. - 1956
Britten, Harold L. (Lynn) - 1956
Bruni, William - 1957
Caldwell, Donald - 1956
Colgrass, Michael - 1956
Cook, Richard G. - 1956
Crown, Thomas G. 1955
Dillingham, Dalton - 1956
Dornberg, John - 1956
Economou, Jim - 1957
Felberg, Leonard - 1956
Froelich, Ralph - 1956
Giattino, John R. - 1955
Gruenebaum, Fred - 1958
Hall, Charles - 1956
Henderson, William (Bill) - 1957
Hitchings, John - 1956
Lepard, David - 1957
Lewis, Henry - 1956
Mabry, James F. III - ?
Naegele, Philipp O. - 1956
Palanchian, John - 1956
Rayner, Clare G. -1957
Reinberg, Don - 1957
Schreck, Richard - 1955
Thieme, Darius - 1956
West, Philip - 1956

1956
Barach, Daniel - 1957
Bauer, John - 1957
Boatright, Harvey E. - 1957
Bryan, Keith - 1957
Dennis, Richard F. "Dick" - 1958
Eliason, Robert E. - 1957
Ellis, Merrill - 1957
Furholmen, David - 1958
Gibbs, Theodore V. Jr. 1956 - ?
Godfrey, Robert E. - 1956
Grossman, Arthur - 1958
Hoag, Charles K. (Charley) - 1957
Hopkins, Harlow   1957
Lang, August "Sonny" - 1957
McGhee, Stephen - 1958
Magill, Jerome L. - 1957
Njaa, David - 1957
Pendle, Peter - 1956
Pickens, Paul Hubert - 1959
Ponzi, Mel - 1957
Quinn, Robert - 1958
Rubis, Carl S. - 1957
Rusack, Richard N. - 1957
Sant'Ambrogio, John - 1958
Santonicola, Frank - 1957
Scecina, John G. Jr. -1957
Schuman, Henry - 1958
Siegel, Norbert -1958
Sweetkind, David - 1957
Topolsky, Marvin - 1958
Tucci, Paul R. - 1957
Walden, Stanley - 1957
Williams, John R. - 1957 		1957
Bogenschutz, Robert - 1958
Fenn, Thomas - 1959
Goldman, Alan - 1958
Gotowicki, Paul P. - 1958
Greenfield, Richard B. - 1959
Hancock, Don E. - 1960
Hillyer, Howard - 1958
Hirsh, Jules M. - 1959
Holzer, Edwin (Ed) H. - 1959
Hurwitz, Richard David - 1959
Jones, Robert A. - 1960
Kaitchuck, Ted - 1959
Lindquist, Edward E. - 1959
Listokin, Robert - 1958
Longo, Joseph - 1958
Overland, Douglas S. - 1958
Oxman, Leon - 1959
Paladino, Joseph - 1958
Pinto, Charlie - 1959
Rosenblum, Jay (Jacob) - 1958
Rosenblum, Myron - 1958
Savola, William - ?
Scarlett, William - 1958
Skowronek, Felix - 1959
Snel, Nico - 1959
Zeitlin, Sidney - 1959

1958
Alley, Edward Lee - 1960
Anderson, Clyde B. - 1959
Anderson, Ronald K. - 1960
Bernhardt, Donald R. - 1959
Bloch, Robert S. - 1959
Cleveland, Joseph - 1959
Drucker, Arno P. - 1959
Facenda, Aubrey - 1960
Gusé, Allen - 1960
Hudson, William - 1959
Kechejian, Edward S. - 1959
Lawson, Dick - 1960
Leniado-Chira (Joseph Chira) - 1959
Merrell, Bill - 1959
Montzka, Arthur Dale - 1959
Moore, Thomas J. - 1958
Muzatko, Robert "Bob" - 1960
O'Hara, David L. - 1960
Papich, George - 1960
Rushford, Bob - 1960
Scavelli, Ramon L. - 1960
Seeley, David - 1959
Shoup, Frederick - 1959
Shoush, James - 1959
Sigismonti, Henry - 1960
Stine, Charles - 1960
Stokes, Sheridon - 1960
Taylor, John - 1960
Thies, Larry A. - 1961
Thomason, Daniel - 1960
Tyree, Ronald - 1959
Ulrich, Bill - 1960
Wasserman, Howard - 1960
Wehlan, John Walter - 1960
Wygant, David M. - 1958

1959
Canarina, John - 1960
Church, Frank V. - 1961
Dellicarri, Joseph - 1961
Demiranda, Marcel - 1960
Dempster, Stuart - 1960
Dumm, James -1960
Ernst, Darwin - 1961
Ferritto, John - 1960
Friday, Raymond, Dr. - 1960
Frost, Larry - 1961
Hartzell, Eugene - 1960
Holloway, Homer (Dick) Jr. - 1960
Hughart, Ted - 1961
Jones, Donald - 1961
McDonald, Charles - 1960
Orner, George - 1961
Ostrow, Isaac - ?
Randall, George B. - 1962
Read, Vernon B. - 1961
Sax, Douglas - 1961
Schiebler, Carl R. - 1961
Slattery, Thomas C. - 1961
Whalin, John Robert - 1960
Willaman, Ken - 1960

1960
Angel, Wayne A. - 1961
Appleman, Gerald - 1961
Dembicki, Alexander - 1962
Draganski, Donald - 1962
Engelmann, Werner - 1961
Grider, Richard - 1962
Groner, Earl - 1961
Hagestedt, Grant E. - 1962
Hughart, Jim - 1962
Hurst, Lawrence - 1961
Jakey, Lauren - 1961
Johnson, Bob - 1962
Jordens, Jon - 1960
Larson, Richard - 1962
Macchiaroli, Roger - 1961
Mattson, Jerry - 1961
Moore, Edmund E. - 1962
René, William C. - 1960-c.
Valdes, Richard - 1961
Yoksh, Mike - 1962

1961
Chlarson, Linder - 1962
Henderson, Charles E. "Chuck" - 1961
Hicks, Roger T. - 1961
Marcellus, G. E. - 1962
Papavasilion, Ernest J. - 1961

Dates Unknown
Brucato, Mike - ?
Doumitt, Donald P. - ?
Moore, William Jr. - ?
Weisser, Charles - ?
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