7th Army Symphony
Photos from 1953-1954   (Page 1)
(Courtesy of Kenneth DeRosier, Trumpet)
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Unless otherwise indicated, all descriptions are left to right

General Anthony McAuliffe shakes hands with James Dixon (circa 1953)

Berlin, 1954 - James Blethroad, Dave Moore

Dinner Party
(Sitting - unknown person), Kenneth DeRosier, unknown person (did he handle public relations?),
Earl North, German waitress, Lyle Wolfrom, Regis Cronauer, Harvey Elledge


View from the back of the orchestra
Kenneth Schermerhorn conducts a 1954 concert, probably in Stuttgart


Jack Coan, Kenneth DeRosier, Lloyd Greenberg,
Don Black, Harvey Adams, Earl North (hidden), Abby Mayer
(back row) Ron Rhodes, "Fuzzy?", Dave Moore


Another concertmaster from 1953-55, Lewis Kaplan
Jerry Pollack is seated in foreground


Ken DeRosier, unknown person, Clifford Voight, Earl North,
Lyle Wolfrom, Regis Cronauer, Oscar Hauser, Harvey Elledge, reclining

Not normally like this - Mel Flanzman, Jim Mabry, John Leite

Kenneth DeRosier, practicing trumpet

Conductor James Dixon receives an award


We spent a fair amount of time entertaining ourselves and others with
readings of Bavarian band music. This often occurred at the brewery
in Vaihingen. Standing trombones are John Leite and Mel Flanzman.
Seated trombone is Jim Mabry.   Kenneth DeRosier in beret with trumpet.
Note beer within reach of horn player.


Another orchestra party - Concertmaster Stanley Plummer plays.


Conductor Jim Dixon speaks at orchestra party.


James Blethroad, one of the few Air Force people in 7ASO.
He played what seemed to be the world's largest viola.
No one has been able to locate Jim. Please help if you can.


The symphony spent a lot of time waiting......
Don Koch, unknown, James Blethroad, Gary Beswick, Ronald Rose


Always a big event -
the overnight train to Berlin from Frankfurt, 1954

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