Wings of Freedom Cast
There were many people involved in the recording and performing
of "Wings of Freedom" by Neil Tocher. To view photos and learn historical
information about each of the WWII and war veterans involved, click on their
name below.
Music, Lyrics & Vocal:
- Neil Tocher - US Army,
802nd Battalion Okinawa, South Pacific
Musical Arrangement & Piano Performance:
Chorus & Support:
- Ross Tocher - B-17
Pilot, 15th Air Force, Europe
- Warren Grindley
- F4F Navy Carrier Pilot, South Pacific
- Lee Lopez - Forward Observer,
11th Armored Div., Europe
- Sil Giusti - Infantry,
381st Regiment, 96th Div, Okinawa, South Pacific
- Kaleel Mittry -
Seebee, US Navy, South Pacific
- Arthur L. Morgan
- 1st Marine Div., South Pacific
- Bill Shadish - Battalion
Surgeon, WWII and Korean War (POW - 33 months)
- Clyde Small - US Army, South Pacific
- Don Kennedy - US Navy,
South Pacific
- Bob Holmoe - US Navy,
South Pacific
- George Paras - US
Army, Europe
- Robert Pugia - US
Army, Korean War
- Bob Dicker - B-25 Bomber
Pilot and A-20 Pilot, South Pacific
- Milton Brandt -
US Army, Europe
- Clyde "Don"
Hess - US Navy, South Pacific
- Jim Ahlgren - 2nd
Marine Div., South Pacific
- Marvin Soiland
- US Navy, WWII and Korean War
- Allen Soiland -
US Coast Guard assigned to US Navy, Korean War
- Joe Redmon - US Army
Infantry, POW, Europe
- Craig Tocher - US
Air Force, Korean War
- Carl Hoots - Merchant
Marine, South Pacific
- Olaf Holmoe - US Navy,
Korean War
Recording Engineers:
- Lou Bradley
- Ace Otten
- Engineer Bill Bogenreif - representing father Virgil
Bogenreif, US Army, Battle for Normandy and Battle of the Bulge
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