Tyson Soldiers Strong on National Music Scene

Who knew that two men who became well-known in the national music scene were among the soldiers who were stationed at Camp Tyson?

Bill Pinckney, who later was a member of "The Drifters", was one of the soldiers who worked with the barrage balloons at the camp.

Dick Whitman was a member of the post band at the camp, which was under the direction of Tom Lonardo of Paris. Whitman later became a band leader of his own for many years, and after Jan Garber's death, Whitman became the leader of the Jan Garber Band. - submitted by Shannon McFarlin.