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

Identifier

WCMpic_011895

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)

Spatial Coverage

Biak Island, Indonesia

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1942-1945

Date

1942/1945

Medium

photographic prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum