the Crew Chiefs

The name of the group is an allusion to a crew chief in the U.S. Army Air Force. A Crew Chief is responsible for the day to day condition of the military aircraft assigned to them. The group appeared on the I Sustain the Wings radio broadcasts with Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra. They also appeared on the V Discs released by the U.S. War Department. After the war, they were part of the Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Tex Beneke.

Their appearances include:

• Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra (with Johnny Desmond) – "Moon Dreams" (1944)Sears, Richard S. (1980). V-Discs: A History and Discography. Greenwood Press; illustrated edition (December 23, 1980) {{ISBN|978-0-313-22207-8}}. "Moon Dreams" was released as V Disc 201A in October, 1944.
• Glenn Miller Orchestra – "Have Ya Got Any Gum, Chum?" (1945){{cite web|last=March|first=Richard C.|title=Liner notes|work=The Glenn Miller Service Orchestra in the USA and Europe (Vol II)|year=1983|publisher=The International Glenn Miller Society}}
• Glenn Miller Orchestra (with Ray McKinley) – "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" (1944)
• Glenn Miller Orchestra (with Johnny Desmond) – "The Trolley Song" (1945)
• Glenn Miller Orchestra – "It's Love-Love-Love" (1944){{cite web|title=Liner notes|work=War Bond Rally Chicago Theatre|year=1983|publisher=Jasmine Records}}
• Glenn Miller Orchestra – "There Are Yanks" (1944)
• Glenn Miller Orchestra (with Tex Beneke) – "I'm Headin' For California" (1946){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JBoEAAAAMBAJ|title=Billboard|date=1946-03-30|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}

The following singers all had tenure within the group:{{cite web|last=Palmer|first=Hugh|title=Crew Chiefs Singing Group|url=http://www.tarcl.com/palmer/miller/pers.html#line|work=Glenn Miller: The Lost Recordings|accessdate=8 April 2010}}

• Bill Conway
• Murray Kane
• Gene Steck
• Steve Steck
• Artie Malvin
• Lynn Allison

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• Butcher, Geoffrey (1997). Next to a Letter from Home.
• Polic, Edward F. (1989). The Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band: Sustineo Alas 2.
• Simon, George Thomas. (1974). Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.

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