"I played tenor sax and clarinet in Milt Irving's Orchestra at the Catholic USO in St. Louis in 1944. Donald Stolz, who played trumpet in the St. Louis Symphony, was in the band. Later, we were classmates at the St. Louis Institute of Music in Clayton, Missouri."
Irving A. Kurth and a man named Milton formed a small band called the Milton Irving Orchestra in 1944. They played for the entertainment of army personnel through the USO in the St. Louis area.
Kurth was born in 1905 and married a woman by the name of Adelaide and they had one son Robert. It is not known when Irving died but his wife passed away, presumably after he did in August of 1979.
George joined the band in September of 1944 and stayed with them until the orchestra folded in around June of 1945.
There is evidence that the orchestra may have reformed as there was a band by this name in Missouri in operation as late as September 1948 and may have continued several more years after that date.
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My cousins father was Donald Stolz. Reid & I are both interested in genealogy, though mostly myself. Would you have any information or photos of Donald Stolz that you could send me? My email is nancybradley55@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
Nancy