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Caption | Aboard USS Canberra, US Navy Hospitalman William R. Charette selecting the Unknown Serviceman of WW2 for burial in Arlington National Cemetery; off Virginia, United States, 26 May 1958 ww2dbase | ||||
Date | 26 May 1958 | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||
Identification Code | NH 54118 | ||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
Photo Size | 740 x 592 pixels |
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The left-most casket contains a WW2 unknown serviceman he was buried at sea after this ceremony.
The middle casket contains a Korean War unknown serviceman. He was buried, like the selected WW2 unknown serviceman, at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, United States.