Elroy Gravelle and Chet Romig blowing their horns.
Title
Elroy Gravelle and Chet Romig blowing their horns.
Description
Black and white image of two men, one in a khaki uniform and one more casually attired, playing their instruments before a wall. A sign stating this is the Draftee Shackee hangs above them. Elroy Gravelle, on the image left, plays a French Horn while Chet Romig, on the image right, plays a clarinet. Gravelle lived in the Portland area for most of his life. He and his twin brother, Edmund, enlisted in the National Guard in September of 1940, and Elroy served with the 41st Infantry Division Band in the South Pacific during World War II.
[front] [pen] Elroy Gravelle, Chet Romig. [back] [pen] Elroy Gravelle, Horn. Chet Romig - Clarinet. Biak Island, Dutch East Indies. [stamped] Elroy Gravelle
Date Created
circa 1942-1945
Subject
Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
United States--Armed Forces
United States. Army--Foreign service
United States. Army--Military life
Military bands
Gravelle, Elroy
Romig, Chet
United States History
Military History & Science
Arts & Entertainment (General)
Place
Biak Island, Indonesia
Medium
photographic prints
Language
English
Identifier
WCMpic_011895
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image