Arnald Gabriel was the Commander and Conductor from the United States Air Force Band, United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra, and Singing Sergeants from 1964 to 1985. In 1990, he was named the first Conductor Emeritus of the United States Air Force Band. In World War II, he served as a combat machine gunner with the United States Army's famed 29th Infantry Division in Europe . He received two Bronze Star medals, the Combat Infantry Badge, and the French Croix de Guerre. After leaving the Army, Arnald Gabriel enrolled in Ithaca College in 1946. He earned both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Music Education in the Ithaca College. In February 1985, Arnald Gabriel retired from the Air ForceUnited States Air Force Band. In 1990, he was named the first Conductor Emeritus of the United States Air Force Band at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. Colonel Gabriel is the first Conductor Emeritus of The was named the Band's first conductor emeritus and Professor Emeritus of George Mason University. [More at Wikipedia]