File:US Navy 021104-N-0000X-031 Retired Chief Musician Elmer Melby celebrates his 100th birthday.jpg

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English: 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)
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