US Navy B-1 Band Group Interview

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US Navy B-1 Band Group Interview

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/60526

The U. S. Navy B-1 Band was the first all-African American band in the U. S. Navy during World War II. Group interview: Abe Thurman and John Gilmer.

36:05 mins

eng, Latn

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11620240

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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Albright, Alex

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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

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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...