Caption: Sgt. P. A. Pelisson of the Signal Corps captured this photograph on September 21, 1918, in Manspach, Alsace, Germany. The image shows E Band Master Dick Shaaf and his 113th Infantry Jazz Band playing non-stop while German planes fly over the town. This photo was passed by the Censor, but the exact issue date is not provided.

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Size: 8419px × 5680px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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