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The 246 Army Band was organized and Federally recognized 12
Oct 39, in the South Carolina National Guard, as the Band Section, Service
Battery, 178 Field Artillery at Columbia, SC.
The Band was reorganized and redesignated 1 Jul 40, as The
Band, 178 Field Artillery, which was to become part of General Patton's command.
The Band was inducted to Federal service 27 Jan 41 at
Columbia, SC. It was reorganized and redesignated 27 Jun 44 as the 246 Army
Ground Forces Band.
In World War II, the band participated in campaigns in
Tunisia, Naples, Foggia, Rome, and Arno and was inactivated on 30 Sep 45 in
Italy.
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Row 1 (left to right) |
Row 2 (left to right) |
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Ben Hughes |
Charles Pruitt |
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Jack Goree |
Harper Wherry |
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__?__ Cook |
Frank Shealy |
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N.B. Warren |
Herman Leopard |
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Gene Shealy |
Harmon Meeks |
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Willie Robert Gilliam |
__?__ Lackey |
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Glen Stuart |
Harold Leopard |
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Harry Bouknight |
Rufus Suit |
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Cecil Leopard |
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O'Neal Clamp |
Front
Ben Hughes
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Row 1 |
Row 2 |
Row 3 |
Row 4 |
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Harmon Meeks |
Herman Leopard |
Harold Leopard |
_______ Lackey |
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Cecil Leopard |
Frank Shealy |
Rufus Suit |
Harper Wherry |
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Harry Bouknight |
O'Neal Clamp |
Jack Goree |
Donald Cook |
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Glen Stuart |
N.B. Warren |
Bobby Gilliam |
Charles Pruitt |
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Gene Shealy |
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Willie Robert Gilliam |
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Row 1 (L to R) |
Row 2 (L to R) |
Row 3 (L to R) |
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Ernest Kibler |
Cecil Leopard |
O'Neal Clamp |
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Jim Williamson |
Doug Ward |
Gerald Polk |
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Ralph Gilliam |
Buddy Bouknight |
Melvin Price |
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Boochie Nobles |
John Davis |
Herman Leopard |
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Skeet Martin |
Walter Leopard |
Harold Leopard |
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Willie Robert Gilliam |
Marion Williamson |
Glen Stuart |
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Tony McCullough |
Herbert Lee Gilliam |
Bobby Gilliam |
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David Yonce |
Rufus Suit |
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James Leopard |
Harry Kirkland |
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Charles Pruitt |
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Row 1 |
Row 2 |
Row 3 |
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Gene Shealy |
Frank Shealy |
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Herman Leopard |
Jim Clamp |
_____ Brandon |
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John Davis |
Buddy Ammons |
Harmon Meeks |
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Boochie Nobles |
James Leopard |
Doug Ward |
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Norman Martin |
Cecil Leopard |
Jack Goree |
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Willie Robert Gilliam |
Billy Hamilton |
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Harold Leopard |
Rufus Suit |
Bobby Gilliam |
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Martin Williams |
Roy Banister |
Ernest Kibler |
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Glen Stuart |
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Charles Leopard |
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Row 2 |
Row 3 |
| Cecil Leopard - flute |
Doug Ward - alto sax |
Herman Leopard - tuba |
| Mickey Ward - bells |
Melvin Price - trumpet |
Herbert Lee Gilliam - alto horn |
| Ralph Gilliam - snare drum |
Glen Stuart - trumpet |
Marion Williamson - trombone |
| Ronald Norman - bass drum |
O'Neal Clamp - trumpet |
Buddy Bouknight - euphonium |
| Willie Robert Gilliam - snare |
Jim Williamson - clarinet |
Walter Leopard - trombone |
| Bill Nobles - snare drum |
Tony McCullough - clarinet |
Harold Leopard - trombone |
| Gene Shealy - cymbals |
Bobby Gilliam - tenor sax |
Rufus Suit - alto horn |
| Charles Pruitt - Bandmaster |
Ernest Kibler - clarinet |
John Davis - trombone |
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Jack Goree - clarinet |
Eddie Harper - tuba |
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James Leopard - clarinet |
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