Black and white image of five and a half men, posed for the camera. Most are in khaki uniforms. Palm trees tower in the background. Elroy Gravelle, on the right in the front of the image, lived near Lone Fir in Washington County as a child, though most of his life was spent in the greater Portland area. Enlisting in September, 1940, Elroy joined the 41st Infantry Division Band and saw service in the South Pacific during World War II.
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.
Black and white image of three men standing in front of a campsite. The men wear khaki uniforms, though one lacks his shirt. Behind them are open tents and washing strung on a line between palm trees. Elroy Gravelle, in the center of the image, was a long-time Portland area resident. He enlisted in the National Guard in September of 1940 as a musician, and saw service in the South Pacific with the rest of the 41st Infantry Division. Years later, after his retirement, Gravelle worked a volunteer with the Oregon Department of Forestry, helping to develop and maintain trails in the Tillamook State Forest, and Gravelle Brothers Trail in the Forest is named in honor of Elroy and his twin brother, Edmund.
