Fitchburg Kingsmen (CoC program)
The "KINGSMEN" were organized in the year 1950 as an independent, self-supporting unit. Members themselves contributed equal amounts of money for uniforms and instruments. Since then, the corps has made rapid strides both in size and stature throughout the East.
Throughout the years the "KINGSMEN" added many titles and trophies to their winnings, the least of which include many V.F.W. and A.L. State Champion titles, and in 1955 the corps completed it's most succcessful season by copping the National V.F.W. Open Class Championship Title.
In the past 12 years the "KINGSMEN" have tried never to put an inferior corps in the field, and in 1961 the corps voted to become inactive for the period of one year in order to build a corps even superior to the corps it had been presenting.
Officers and Instructors are: Commander - Donald Chalifoux; Vice Commander - Roger LeBlanc; Secretary - Jack Walsh; Business Manager - Emile LeBlanc; Treasurer - Francis DeLisle; Bugle Instructor - Sal Viggiano; Drum Instructor - Donald Chalifoux; Drill Instructor - Robert Harrington.
posted by NanciD @ 4/20/2006 11:08:00 AM
2 comments
2 Comments:
Love the pictures of the Kingsmen, Just wish I could find more scores from the 50's and early 60's.
Greetings,
My Dad was in the Kingsmen around this time. Any chance that you send me the names of those in the photo.
Thanks,
Mike
Post a Comment
<< Home