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

Medium

photographic prints

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_011895

Rights

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Type

Still Image

Collection