Thomas F. Darcy Jr.(1895-1968)
Composer, conductor and cornetist, educated at Juilliard and the Army
Bandmaster's School. In World War I, he led the 18th Infantry Band (1st
Division Allied Expeditionary Force) as the youngest bandmaster in the
regular army. He was awarded many medals. From 1924, he was the
associate leader and cornet soloist for the US Army Band. In 1953 he
was commissioned a Captain as bandleader. During World War II, he
conducted the US Army Band, and was Dean of the the Army Bandmaster's
School, serving overseas with the Supreme Headquarters Cond.