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WWI, James Reese Europe Leads 369th Infantry Band,1919

Regiment arrives home from France. The 369th Infantry listening to their band play its last tune before debarking at Hoboken, NJ. James Reese Europe (1881 - 1919) was an African-American ragtime and jazz arranger, composer and bandleader. During WWI he saw combat as a lieutenant with the 369th Infantry and led their regimental band. Western Union Newspaper, February 10, 1919 (cropped and cleaned).

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WWI, James Reese Europe Leads 369th Infantry Band,1919

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Regiment arrives home from France. The 369th Infantry listening to their band play its last tune before debarking at Hoboken, NJ. James Reese Europe (1881 - 1919) was an African-American ragtime and jazz arranger, composer and bandleader. During WWI he saw combat as a lieutenant with the 369th Infantry and led their regimental band. Western Union Newspaper, February 10, 1919 (cropped and cleaned).

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