Serviceman speaking during dedication ceremony of the newly built Little Falls Cemetery at Attu in the Aleutian Islands in June 1943
Gift of George Gottschalk, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Serviceman speaking, possibly a chaplain, during dedication ceremony of a newly built Little Falls Cemetery,' created for those killed in combat during the Battle of Attu. Color Guard stands in front, military base tents in background. LeRoy Stewart can be seen sitting with the other officers on the podium behind the speaker. Attu, Aleutian Islands/Alaska. Circa June 1943
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Collection of photographs from the service of Brigadier General LeRoy J. Stewart, 7th Infantry Division, Commander of the 76th Field Artillery Battalion, and Chief of Staff who participated in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and Kwajalein invasion. Stewart was on the US Equestrian Team and participated in the 1932 Olympics. Graduated from the Citadel and West Point. Assumed command of the Field Artillery Battalion in the Aleutians. He later served as Commanding General and Artillery Officer on Kwajelein, Phillipines and Okinawa. He retired in 1951. Deceased January 1983.
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Aleutian Islands
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56.383
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-131.317
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Aleutian Islands
Cemeteries--American--Aleutian Islands
Military bands--American--Aleutian Islands
Officers--American--Aleutian Islands