Viscounts

McHenry, IL United States

Inactive Junior

CORPS Photos

The Viscounts, formed in 1958, was a junior marching and maneuvering corps based in McHenry, Illinois. They were sponsored by the McHenry American Legion Post 491. The corps appears to be an indirect descendant of the Skokie Indians.

The corps won the S.A.L. (Sons of the American Legion) State Championship in 1961 and 1963, and took the national S.A.L. Championship in 1961. They sponsored the annual Drum Corps Magic and Fiesta Day Parade. Corps colors were blue and black.

The Vikings from Bensenville merged with the Viscounts of McHenry to form the Viking-Viscounts in 1967. This group finished third in the Illinois State Championships that year. The corps disbanded in the early 1970s.

[Encyclopedia of Drum and Bugle Corps, 1966; Bill Jahnke; rec.arts.marching.drumcorps, 2/23/99]

Members (12)

Member Name Section Years Involved
Brodin, Larry Drums 1968 to 1970
Brodin, Larry Quartermaster 1972 to 1974
Burton, Terry percussion 1970 to 1972
Daurio, Michael drum 1966 to 1971
Doran, Robert Baritone 1958 to 1966
kemp, wayne Baritone/ contra bass 1966 to 1968
Leverso, Judy COLOR GUARD 1967 to 1971
Medley, Ronda color guard 1973 to 1975
Postl, Mark drumline 1965
Rugani, Louis Bugle arranger/instructor 1966 to 1969
Stoffel, Barbara Guard 1965 to 1971
Violett, Edward bass horn 1962 to 1966

CORPS 5 items

Viscounts

Viscounts Uniform 1975 from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Linda Strache
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Viscounts Uniform 1975 from the Bill Ives Collection Contributed by Linda Strache
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Viscounts,McHenry,IL,Pin1-BlueLion(BJA)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
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Viscounts,McHenry,IL,Pin2-GreenLion(RE-2.25)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection
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Viscounts,McHenry,IL,Pin3-BlueLion(eBay)J_U_S from the Richard Elmquist Collection

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