Colonel Arnald D. Gabriel (born May 31, 1925, in Cortland, New York)[1][2][3][4] is the former Commander and Conductor of the United States Air Force Band, United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra, and Singing Sergeants from 1964 to 1985.
During World War II, he served as an infantryman (as a machine gunner) with the US Army's 29th Infantry Division in Europe.
For his service in Europe he received two Bronze Star medals and the Combat Infantry Badge.
Later his former High School Band Director paid for Gabriel to attend Ithaca College in 1946.
In 1990, he was named the first Conductor Emeritus of the United States Air Force Band at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC.