MAKE A MEME View Large Image Navy 021104-N-0000X-031 Retired Chief Musician Elmer Melby celebrates his 100th birthday.jpg en Salem Ore Nov 4 2002 -- Retired Chief Musician Elmer Melby celebrates his 100th birthday on Navy Day Navy Band Northwest traveled over 446 miles ...
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Keywords: US Navy 021104-N-0000X-031 Retired Chief Musician Elmer Melby celebrates his 100th birthday.jpg en Salem Ore Nov 4 2002 -- Retired Chief Musician Elmer Melby celebrates his 100th birthday on Navy Day Navy Band Northwest traveled over 446 miles round trip to pay tribute to one of their own Melby was born in Manfred S D on Oct 17 1902 He was only 17 years old when he visited a Navy recruiter for the first time in 1919 and was told to stick to his story when he told the skeptical recruiter that he was 21 years of age Melby first learned to play drums in his father's band as a youth so enlisting in the Navy and joining the Navy Band was a natural While in the Navy Melby also learned how to play clarinet saxophone and violin During this time every ship had its own band When not playing band members manned battle stations and kept the ships clean U S Navy photo RELEASED 2002-11-04 021104-N-0000X-031 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 3219 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Salem Oregon Centenarians from the United States United States Navy Band People of South Dakota 1902 births Navy Band Northwest
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