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Shortly after the invasion (Nor
mandy) which occurred in June,
1944. Uncle Sam’s virtuoso was
shipped to France. He joined the
Pennsylvania 28th Infantry Division
as a rifleman and radio operator.
The music which Sherman Frank
experienced then was played to the
tune of battles . . .the campaigns
at Hurtgen Forest, Germany . . .
Battle of the Bulge in Luxemberg
and Belgium . . . and liberation of
Colmar and the Alsace Lorraine-
seetion of Southwestern France.
After the war ended, he was at a
rest camp outside Paris on VE Day
and witnessed the great celebration
which occurred on May 8, 1945.
Following VE Day, Sherman Frank
was stationed in Kaiserlautera,
Germany, doing occupational duty.
At that time, he was playing fre
quently for two of the Divisional
Generals (General Norman Coda
and General Sebree) and through
their contacts was offered an op
portunity as an American Soldier
for further musical studies in Par
is. He had been in Europe at that
time about 14 months. The Japan
ese war was still in progress. The
Division had orders to go back to
the U. S. and then continue on for
the possible invasion of Japan. In
stead of taking the training which
was offered, Sherman decided to
stay with the Division which came
back to the U. S. in August of 1945.
After a 30-day furlough (during
which time the Japanese war end
ed), he was sent to Camp Shelby,
Miss., where he received his dis
charge from the army on Novem
ber 21, 1945.
He returned to Philadelphia and
reentered Curtis Institute to con
tinue his training. After six months
of intensive practicing, Sherman
was awarded from Eugene Orman-
dy an appearance as soloist with
the Philadelphia Orchestra at the
Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
The auspicious date was December
16, 1946. He played the Grieg Pi
ano Concerto, and felt very excited,
proud and happy that he was wor
thy of the assignment. (This date
was very significant to Sherman
Frank, for it was on December 16
that the Germans broke the Amer
ican lines, and Sherman was a part
of the Division which was protect
ing that particular part of the Lux
emburg border when the invasion
occurred. The Division was com
pletely routed and many men were
lost, killed and wounded. One of
the 117 in the Battalion who re
turned was Sherman Frank.)
Many important professional
achievements occurred during his
last years in Curtis: Soloist in Car
negie Hall, New York in an all-
Gershwin program on June 10,
1947; Solosit, Philadelphia “Pops”
los and Robin Hood Dell Orchestra
(Grieg Piano Concerto) June 24,
1947; soloist, Philadelphia “Pops”
Orchestra (Rachmaninoff Concerto
No. 2 in C Minor March 28, 1947;
soloist, Trenton Symphony Orches
tra (Schumann Piano Concerto)
March 16, 1948,
Following his graduation from
Curtis in May, 1948, he went to
New York (as everyone dees aspir
ing to a brilliant career). The first
year in N. Y. was coupled with
frustration and lack of friends in a
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