MUSTER LIST
Official Navy portraits of the B-1 bandsmen include name / rank and instrument / home town and status at enlistment. Links to bandsman bios are under construction. Further details (and corrections) on bandsmen, their families, and photos are welcome for inclusion on these bio pages.
Brower, Robert E.
Mus2c, baritone horn
Greensboro, attending NC A & T
Butler, Alton V., Jr.
Mus2c clarinet & saxophone
Winston-Salem; attending NC A & T
Carlson, John E.
Mus3c, trombone
Laurinburg; attending NC A & T
Carlson, Walter F., Jr.
Mus3c, trumpet
Greensboro, recent graduate of NC A & T
Carter, Robert
Mus2c, trombone
St. Louis, working as a professional musician [Navy portrait not available]
Clay, John D.
Mus3c, clarinet
Roxboro; attending NC A & T
Cole, William H.
Mus2c, piano & trombone
Hampton, VA; attending Hampton Institute
Currie, Willie E., Jr.
Mus2c, trumpet
St. Paul; attending NC A & T
Gavin, Thomas J., Jr.
Mus3c, saxophone
Lumberton, attending NC A & T
Gibbs, Warmouth T., Jr.
Mus3c, clarinet
Greensboro; attending NC A & T
Gibson, William R.
French horn
Laurinburg, attending NC A & T
Gilmer, John S.
clarinet
Greensboro, attending Dudley HS
Guy, Arthur
Mus2c, drums
Greensboro, attending NC A & T
Haith, Walter F. [Filmore]
Mus3c, drums
Greensboro, attending NC A & T
Harris, Otto
Mus3c, trumpet
Greensboro; attending Dudley HS
Herring, Wray Raphael
baritone & trombone
Greensboro, attending Dudley HS
Holland, Robert
clarinet & baritone saxophone
Holland joined B-1 after it arrived in Hawai’l. His Navy portrait is unavailable.
Holloway, Simeon O.
Mus3c, baritone saxophone
Gary, IN; Attending NC College in Durham
Holt, Roger F.
Mus3c, trombone
Greensboro; attending NC A & T
James, Silas A.
Mus3c, clarinet & saxophone
Durham, attending NC College in Durham
Jones, Dr. Richard H. L.
Mus3c, trombone
Greensboro, attending NC A & T
Jordan, Julian B.
Mus2c, trombone
Charlotte; attending Hampton Institute
Judkins, Willie C.
Mus3c, clarinet, saxophone
Durham; attending NC College in Durham
Keller, Thomas A.
Mus3c, drums
Springfield, OH; attending NC College in Durham
Laikin, Benny
cornet
Florence, SC, in private business
Lake, Roy H.
Mus2c, clarinet
Greensboro; attending Dudley HS
Lawrence, Huey L.
Mus2c, trumpet
Pittsburg, PA; attending NC A & T
Manuel, Calvin [no photo available]
Seabee rating, drums.
New Orleans
Mason, John
Mus3c, French horn
Durham, attending Hillside HS
Morehead, Nathaniel S.
Mus3c, trombone
Greensboro; attending NC A & T
Morgan, Jr. James D.
Mus2c
Comfort, attending NC A & T
Morrow, Calvin F.
Mus3c, French horn
Greensboro; attending Dudley HS
Parsons, James Benton
Mus1c, band director
Decatur, IL; Director of Instrumental Music for Negro school system in Greensboro, NC and band director at Dudley High School
Pettiford, Raymond
Mus3c, trumpet
Greensboro; attending Dudley HS
Reeder, Herbert E.
Mus2c, clarinet, saxophone
Columbia, SC; attending SC State College
Scott, James B.
Mus3c, bass horn
Greensboro; attending Dudley HS
Sellers, Robert E.
Mus3c, bass horn
Durham; attending Hillside HS
Siler, Royland V.
Mus3c, trumpet
Newport News, Va; attending NC A & T
Skinner, William E.
clarinet
Norfolk, Va.; attending NC A & T
Tate, Robert M.
Mus3c, cornet
Durham; attending Johnson C. Smith College
Thomas, Melvin P.
Mus3c, guitar & alto horn
St. Louis, MO.
Joined B-1 in Hawaii [no photo available]
Thurman, Abe
Mus2c, piccolo
Newark, NJ; attending NC A & T
Wall, Melvin L.
clarinet, saxophone
Albemarle; attending NC A & T
White, Jewitt L.
Mus3c, cornet
Gary, Indiana, attending A & T
Williamson, Sherman U.
Mus2c, French horn
Greensboro; attending NC A & T
Wilson, Lawyard L.
Mus2c, saxophone
Johnson City, Tenn.; attending NC A & T
Woods, Charles L.
Mus2c, bass & bass viol
Greensboro; attending NC A & T
Yourse, James C. [Clarence]
Mus3c, trumpet
Greensboro; attending NC A & T
–February 20, 2024
