In 1942, Glenn Miller joined the United States Army Air Forces ["Stars Wore Stripes"] and was commissioned as a captain as well as being appointed as the branch's band director. Miller jettisoned most of his civilian band's musical library. "[E]ven the famous Miller sound exemplified in 'Moonlight Serenade' was only heard occasionally from the AEF [Allied Expeditionary Forces] Band." [Butcher 97] He initially formed a large marching band that was to be the core of a network of service orchestras Read more on Last.fm