I played in 7th Army Band in late 1963, all of '64 and through Nov '65 under Maj/CWO4 Arthur W.R. Shettle for the first year plus. He had been the Conductor of the 7th Army Symphony prior to this until its closing.
He was an excellent conductor. CWO Dials followed him.
Since returning to the states, I have played with 3 different musicians who were in the USAREUR or USAEUR(?) Band in Heidelberg all at different times, and later than I served. THEY say, that THEY heard, 7th Army Band closed and combined with the band in Heidelberg to become the United States Army Band, Europe. I would like more details and someone to verify this if at all possible.
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I joined the remnants of the 7th Army Band during 1967(Flute). The band was under the direction of CWO Edward Serifin or Serafin. The band was located at Panzer Kaserne, Boeblingen. At the time, I was told that the 7th Army Band was moved, intact to Boeblingen and renamed to the 61st Army Band. I was in the band until December of 1968 when my tour of duty ended. We were advertised to the German public as the 7th Army Band. Duty there was incredible. I kept in touch with other band members over the years and learned that the unit was disbanded sometime during 1969. The band in Heidelberg was separate as some of our members transferred there during my stay. I hope that helps you in your search.