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

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
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 54118
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Photo Size 740 x 592 pixels
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
29 Jun 2009 07:24:27 PM

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.

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