Members of the dance band from the USS Arizona during the Battle of Music semifinal at Bloch Arena, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 22 Nov 1941. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Members of the dance band from the USS Arizona during the Battle of Music semifinal at Bloch Arena, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 22 Nov 1941. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Arizona   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 737 x 585 pixels
Photos on Same Day 22 Nov 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
10 Feb 2017 11:02:40 AM

L-R Musicians 2nd class Curtis Haas, Gerald Cox, Ernest Whitson Jr., Frank Floege, Clyde Williams, Bernard Hughes, Alexander Nadel, Charles White, Robert Shaw, Harry Chermucha, William Moorhouse, Emmett Lynch, Wayne Bandy, Jack Scruggs, James Sanderson, and Musician 1st class Frederick Kinney.
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
8 Jun 2017 10:18:32 AM

None of these musicians survived the Pearl Harbor Attack two weeks after this photo was taken.

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