| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - During World War II, Ballard joined the United States Navy and served in the 29th Special Construction Battalion in Guam and the South Pacific.[1] While serving, he played in the military band.[3] After the war, he returned to Philadelphia and then went to New York, working with musicians including Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Eddie Vinson, Arnett Cobb and Clark Terry.[3]
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