Pearl Harbour survivor played out his life in a symphony orchestra

Pearl Harbour survivor played out his life in a symphony orchestra

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norman lebrecht

May 10, 2015

Lee Ousley was practising his piccolo for Sunday service on board the USS Dobbin in Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 when the Japanese bombers swooped. A member of the ship’s band, he handed up ammunition for the anti-aircraft guns. After serving throughout the War, he joined the Alabama Symphony as a violinist.

Lee died last month, aged 95.

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