A funeral for fallen soldiers, probably on a Pacific island, 1942-1945
Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph, Gift of Stacy Hutchinson, from the Collections of the National WWII Museum
Description:
Deceased American soldiers lie in a mass grave; their bodies are wrapped and their boots are on. Surviving soldiers surround the grave, some standing in line while bowing their heads. A soldier (probably a chaplain) reads to the group. Pacific Islands (probably), 1942-1945.
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1942
1945
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Collection of U.S. Official Coast Guard images.
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Pacific Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Dead persons--Pacific Islands
Soldiers--American--Pacific Islands
Funeral rites & ceremonies--Pacific Islands