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Photograph of African-American military band, circa 1943

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Title	Photograph of African-American military band, circa 1943
Corporate name	United States. Army Air Forces. Material Squadron, 54th United States. Army Air Forces. Air Base Group, 51st
Topical entry	Military History World War II Performing Arts Music Popular Culture Entertainment War Veterans--Tennessee--History--Sources World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American World War, 1939-1945--Photography World War, 1939-1945--India--Karachi Soldiers--Recreation Bands (Music)--United States Air bases, American--India--Karachi
Geographic entry	India Karachi (Pakistan)
Description	Photograph of unidentified African-American military band during World War II, probably taken at or near Karachi Air Base in India (now in Pakistan). Photograph probably taken by Morris Levine. Morris Levine was born on Dec. 8, 1917 in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of Hyman and Mary Levine, who were Jewish immigrants from Russia. He graduated from Hume-Fogg High School in 1934. He attended the YMCA Night Law School, took the bar exam in 1938, and was still under 21 years old when he received his license to practice law. He was engaged to Virginia Hiken before World War II, but they postponed their marriage due to the war. He served in the Army Air Corps and as a Judge Advocate in Karachi, India, part of the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater of operations during World War II. He served in the 54th Material Squadron as part of the 51st Air Base Group. Forms part of the Veterans History Project. 1 black and white photographic print (snapshot).
Creator	Levine, Morris, 1917-2001 (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Date	ca. 1943
Type	Still Image; Photographs; Snapshots
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	VHP-WWII-Levine p62
Relation	Veterans History Project collection, World War II series, Morris Levine papers
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-VHP-WWII-Levine p62