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U.S. Army Band Plays the “Third Army March” by CWO Gregorio A. Diaz

In Gregorio A. Diaz, Third Army Band on February 11, 2014 at 3:47 pm

16. Gen Patton Review (Cleaned Up) Combined Bands 3d Army and 14th Arm. Div, July 1945

This is a photograph of the “Third Army Band” (61st AGF Band) passing in review upon the occasion of the return of General George S. Patton, Jr. from his triumphal tour of the United States in 1945.

The bandleader, Chief Warrant Officer Gregorio A. Diaz, wrote a march honoring Gen. Patton and the soldiers of the Third Army earlier in 1945. The march was filed away for 70 years, was recently rediscovered, and has been recorded by the United States Army Band.

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