In each area, he distinguished himself sufficiently so that others might have called it a full, successful career in itself. His subsequent accordion career may be divided into three segments - performer, composer and educator. Here, he taught Navigation, Physics, Mathematics and German, in addition to performing on accordion as the soloist with a number of prominent local ensembles. Palmer joined the Army Air Corps and was stationed in San Antonio. He attended Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Mississippi and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, where he continued to play the accordion and piano on radio shows and in ensembles on and off campus.ĭuring World War II, Willard A. He studied both piano and accordion which were to form the basis of his musical endeavors.
Palmer, was the son of Willard Aldrich Palmer, Sr. The American musician, composer, scholar and music educator, Willard (Bill) A.
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