John Gilmer Oral History Interview, October 25, 2002
Related Entities
There are 3 Entities related to this resource.
Albright, Alex
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wx86xt (person)
Alex Albright is a native of Graham, NC. He earned a BA in English/journalism from UNC-CH in 1972. In 1981, Albright joined the English faculty at East Carolina University. Albright was the founding editor of the North Carolina Literary Review. Albright lives in Fountain, NC....
Gilmer, John, 1925-2014
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s57g5c (person)
John Samuel Gilmer was born March 14, 1925 in Greensboro, N.C. He was the only child of John H. and Anna Smith Gilmer. Gilmer attended Dudley High School in Greensboro and graduated early to enlist in the United States Navy during World War II. Gilmer was asssigned to the United States Navy B-1 Band, the first all-African American Navy Band. Gilmer played clarinet in the band and was known by his nickname "Gus," to his fellow bandmates. Following the war, he attended North Carolina A&T Universi...
United States Navy B-1 Band
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6096vdx (corporateBody)
The United Statess Navy B-1 Band was the first all-African American Navy Band during World War II. In 1942, the best African American musicians from the state of North Carolina were assembled and the band was formed in Raleight on May 27. The recruits became the "first blacks to serve in the navy in anything other than galley positions" (Albright, A., 1986). The band was stationed in Chapel Hill, N.C. and their talent was offered to help relieve the stress of pilot trainees learning combat flyin...
