WWII - 1944, England: Glenn Miller w/ Orchestra at US Army Air Force Base R1 of 3

WWII - 1944, England: Glenn Miller w/ Orchestra at US Army Air Force Base of 3 Wycombe Abbey, England - 29Jul44 (sound poor in parts) Military Band & US 8th Army Air Force airmen march into parade ground. Glenn Miller & band seated on truck flatbed watching. Also Women’s Air Corps though less visible. 22:16:20 LS w/ group seated seen from truck bed. 22:17:08 General Doolittle w/ three others march onto field, up steps onto truck bed & Miller & band at attention. Doolittle to microphone: “The war is going well; substantial advances are being made on all three of the ground fronts: in Russia, in Italy & in Normandy. The air battle is going well too; we are able to go any place we want in Germany. The Hun air force is being gradually crushed...we’ve got the Hun groggy, we don’t want to slow down now...one way to knock him out is to buy bonds.” 22:18:39 Generals leave stage, go to table & AAF (?) woman Corporal asks (SOF) Gen. Doolittle to buy the first bond & signs book for Gen. Arnold. Doolittle then sells an allotment bond to Sgt (?). American Forces Network recording. 22:20:32 Generals walk off to seating. LS of crowd sitting in front of trailer & Glenn Miller band playing In The Mood. Bars of various tunes. MCU listening. Pan across & applaud. 22:22:30 Glenn Miller at mic introducing band section leaders (seen from behind tire on truck bed) & names George Arkner (sp?); sax by Sgt Hank Freeman; bass player, Sgt. Trigger Alpert; others. 22:23:53 Plays & quintette singing group comes up & sings: What do you do in the infantry, w/ band members. Applause. Solo singer: I’ll get by... ends abruptly. WW2 Military Entertainment; Recreation; Celebrities; 1940s Big Band Music; Musicians; Sweet Music; War Time Economics; Publicity; War Bonds; Bond Drive;