Military and Veterans Bands

145th Army Band

Oklahoma National GuardOrganized and federally recognized August 31, 1918; selected image 1968Military band

Documented history with gaps

Master record029

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

Documented history with gaps. The record supports a public history, with important limitations stated on the page.

History

Identity and chronology

An official Guard history supplies the 1918 organization date; the selected 1968 photograph documents the band at an Independence Day event. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Eight-month-old Kathryn Anne Burton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burton, 1609 NW 28, may not have understood the speeches Thursday at the Independence Day observance in front of the state historical society building, but she could appreciate the music of the Oklahoma Army National Guard Band, shown here, with friends, during an idle moment."

Leadership

An official Guard history supplies the 1918 organization date

Sponsorship and participation

145th Army Band is treated as a military or veterans ensemble under the unit, post, ship, or veterans affiliation stated in its name and evidence. The packet does not infer a different command relationship or uninterrupted unit lineage.

Adult or plausibly adult; exact participation model may remain unverified.

Activity

An official Guard history supplies the 1918 organization date; the selected 1968 photograph documents the band at an Independence Day event. The image is evidence of the depicted occasion or group, not proof of a founding date or continuous operation.

Why this band matters

Named military unit, lineage, or veterans organization with durable Oklahoma evidence.

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

Organized and federally recognized August 31, 1918; selected image 1968
Documented evidence
An official Guard history supplies the 1918 organization date; the selected 1968 photograph documents the band at an Independence Day event. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Eight-month-old Kathryn Anne Burton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.…
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Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

No material contradiction is resolved by assumption. For 145th Army Band, Organized and federally recognized August 31, 1918; selected image 1968 is treated as the documented evidence span, not automatically as a founding date, closing date, or proof of continuous operation.

What remains unknown

For 145th Army Band: active span, membership, directors, and later status remain to be researched.

Evidence

Sources

2 of 2 listed live source links resolved during the September 3, 2026 audit. Gateway metadata checked: Primary: “[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.0864]” — Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Eight-month-old Kathryn Anne Burton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burton, 1609 NW 28, may not have understood the speeches Thursday at the Independence Day observance in front of the state historical society building, but she could appreciate the music of the Oklahoma Army National Guard Band, shown here, with friends, during an idle moment."

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