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Band marching [to center of Livorno Square]. Buildings in background.

Band playing below for ship send-off. GIs aboard ship looking down at band.

"Jinx Falkenberg in Lecco. Performing on stage for the soldiers." Crowd of soldiers, with Jinx Falkenberg in distance.

"Marilyn Horne (USO) in Lecco. Performing on stage for the soldiers." View of the back of soldiers' heads and Marilyn Horne in distance.

"At a [United Services Organization] show in downtown Livorno". Woman singing,

Edward Kanaya talks about his visits to an Italian opera and symphony. He describes being attached to the Service Company. He discusses playing at military dances. Kanaya explains his duties at the division headquarters. He describes the type of…

Letter from Col. Harold W. Dutcher, Holabird Signal Depot, to 1st Lt. Russell L. Padgham, Holabird Signal Depot, regarding December 1946 performance of stage show "New Faces," which (presumably) included the music of Takeshi (Tak) Shindo and his…

Photograph of George Shimizu next to a record player.

Article and photograph about (Military Intelligence Service Language School) school dance band.

Front row, L to R: pianist Tec 5 Roy Endo, leader and vocalist Tec 5 Harold Noguchi, guitarist Tec 5 Larry Tamanaha, reed section Tec 5 George Suzuki,…

Yokote talks about a photograph that shows members of the band he was involved in. After this he talks about the advantages of being in the band as opposed to an infantryman. As he wasn't involved in much front line duty, he was stunted in his…

Yokote continues talking about his experiences in the 206th band, including raising morale for the unit as a whole and helping soldiers deal with the harsh conditions of war. After the war, he would return home and be discharged at Beale Air Force…