Masthead 1989
This nameplate was used in 1989
Truce Signed 1953
This nameplate was used in 1953

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24th Div. Band concert in South Korea, 1955

24th Div. Band concert in South Korea, 1955

Rifle-carrying Yanks of the 34th Inf. Regt. listen to an open air concert by the 24th Div. Band.

Rifle-carrying Yanks of the 34th Inf. Regt. listen to an open air concert by the 24th Div. Band. The music-hungry infantrymen filled the 3rd Bn.'s open-air theater to hear selections ranging from light opera to jazz selections. African American soldiers sit and listen to an African American trombone player from the 24th Division Band at an open-air concert somewhere in South Korea.

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