Paul Edmund Bierley (February 3, 1926 – April 9, 2016) was an American music historian.
[1] During World War II era, he was a B-25 bomber radio operator and gunner for the Army Air Forces and served in the United States.
[1] He graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering from Ohio State University in 1953, and worked for North American Aviation and Ellanef Manufacturing.
He portrayed Uncle Sam at band concerts and lectured on musical subjects.
[1] He was a member of the Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association and the International Tuba and Euphonium Society.