230th Navy Birthday Concert (Ernest Borgnine) @ DAR Constitution Hall:
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- Description of Pictures: Navy veteran and Academy Award winning actor Ernest Borgnine joined the United States Navy Band as special guest narrator for the annual Navy Birthday Concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Although many remember him for his leading role in the popular series McHale’s Navy, he also has appeared in over 100 films and television series. Prior to his acting career, he spent 10 years in the Navy (1935-1945) and achieved the rank of Gunner’s Mate First Class. At the age of 88, he still maintains a busy schedule (currently, he is working on a film in Italy), and he continues to be a tireless supporter of the Navy.
The program, entitled "Victory at Sea," saluted the "greatest generation" who defended this nation throughout World War II. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael G. Mullen hosted the concert, and Captain Ralph M. Gambone led the men and women of the United States Navy Band, "Sea Chanters" chorus and "Commodores" jazz ensemble in this celebration of the Navy's 230th birthday.
Giving short talks were three World War II veterans. Eugene “Dutch” Albert, a musician, was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Captain Jack Crawford focused on the Atlantic campaigns. Dr. Stephen Cromwell, whose first action came as a corpsman landing at Omaha Beach on D-Day and who was in Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender, was the funniest of the three. He said he went into the recruiting office. They suggested he would be a good cook. He asked about being a corpsman. They said they had 600 corpsman killed in the line of duty so there were immediate openings. He asked again about the cooking job...
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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- NAVY_051015_035.JPG: The Sea Chanters
- NAVY_051015_044.JPG: The conductor Captain Ralph Gambone, USN. Behind him is the United States Navy Band.
- NAVY_051015_088.JPG: Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chief of Naval Operations.
- NAVY_051015_121.JPG: Ernest Borgnine
- NAVY_051015_247.JPG: The Commodores jazz ensemble
- NAVY_051015_277.JPG: Eugene "Dutch" Albert, USN (Ret.) who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor
- NAVY_051015_366.JPG: Captain Jack Crawford, USN (Ret.) survived naval campaigns in the both the Pacific (Battle of Midway) and the Atlantic (Operation Torch and the Invasion of Anzio). After World War II, he was heavily involved in efforts to nuclear-powered the US Navy.
- NAVY_051015_513.JPG: Dr. Stephen Cromwell served as a corpsman during the war, serving in Normandy, China Sea, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. He was aboard the USS Missouri during the surrender.
- NAVY_051015_558.JPG: Wonderful drummer!
- NAVY_051015_660.JPG: Ernest Borgnine @ 230th Navy Birthday Concert @ DAR
- NAVY_051015_701.JPG: The standing person who's clapping is Gordon England, Secretary of the Navy.
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