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History of the United States Naval Academy Band
A written history by MUCM(Ret) Jim Cunningham
and MUCM David Hanner
The following
pages are an online photo archive documenting more than a 150 years
of the United States Naval Academy Band. You may click on the dates to
view images from that period, then either return to this page or use the
arrow buttons to cycle through the entire archive. High resolution images
open a new browser window so you may contine your tour while the large
image loads. Dates and identities are made to the best of our abilities,
using the Naval Academy Archives and members of the U.S. Naval Academy
Band Alumni Association as references. If you have photos you'd consider
lending, additions, or corrections to any captions, please contact our
Public Affairs Coordinator. Enjoy
your tour!
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1853- 1861
John Philip Pfeiffer,
1st Leader
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1861
Charles
Hammer,
2nd Leader
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1861-1863
G. J. Meyer,
3rd Leader
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1863 - 1865
William F. Marshall,
4th Leader
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1865 - 1887
Peter Schoff,
5th Leader
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1887 - 1916
Charles A. Zimmermann,
6th Leader
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1916 - 1921
Adolph Torovsky,
7th Leader
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1921 - 1932
H. J. Peterman,
8th Leader
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1932 - 1946
William A. Sima,
9th Leader
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1946 - 1955
Alexander Cecil Morris,
10th Leader
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1955 - 1965
Max Corrick,
11th Leader
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1966 - 1968
Preston Turner,
12th Leader
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1969 - 1970
John S. Surber,
13th Leader
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1970 - 1971
Donald D. Patterson,
14th Leader
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1971 - 1972
Ned E. Muffley,
15th Leader
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1973 - 1975
William J. Phillips,
16th Leader
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1975 - 1978
John R. Bledsoe,
17th Leader
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1984 - 1988
Raymond A. Ascione,
19th Leader
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1988 - 1989
John D. Fluck,
20th Leader
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1989 - 1993
Michael Burch-Pesses,
21st Leader
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1993 - 1996
Thomas Metcalf,
22nd Leader
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1996 - 1998
Ralph Gambone,
23rd Leader
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1998 - 2001
J. Michael Alverson,
24th Leader
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2001 - 2005
Donald H. Keller, Jr.,
25th Leader
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2005 - 2006
Melvin P. Kessler,
26th Leader
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2006
Michael S. Grant,
Interim Leader
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2006-Present
Brian O. Walden,
28th Leader
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