Soldier of the 141st Infantry Regiment -- the lost battalion -- rests after being rescued by the 442nd RCT in France. October 31, 1944.(rudeerude)

Rescued by the 442nd 

Wolf Pack Advertisement, Nuremburg, 1945.  Dave Brubeck formed the &quot;Wolf Pack Band&quot;, a swing/dance band while with the 3rd Army.  When he was near Verdun, as part of the 17th Replacement Depot, waiting to go to the front,  a large Red Cross truck pulled up, hauling a piano. They turned the back of the truck into an improvised stage, someone said, &quot;Is there a piano player here?&quot; Brubeck responded immediately and so did the GIs sitting in the mud waiting for an uncertain future. When Colonel Brown saw the impact Brubeck made on the troops, he issued the order that kept Brubeck behind the lines and in front of his own band, known affectionately as the Wolf Pack (but named perversely for the German submarine fleet), which was basically a jazz orchestra that varied from 10 to 18 pieces.

An American Wolf Pack

Front line infantrymen of the lost battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment relax around a camp fire after being rescued by 442nd RCT in France. October 31, 1944.(rudeerude)