Pump Organs at War

Pump organs were used throughout all branches of the armed forces during both World Wars, as well as the Spanish American and Korean conflicts -- and in all too many cases not far from the front lines.

Above an army chaplain holds church services in a fruit orchard somewhere in Europe during World War II, while his assistant plays the pump organ.  These organs folded into a carrying case and could be carried by one person (usually by the Chaplin's assistant).