Title:
Burial at Sea
Object ID:
2016.270.09
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Photographer:
Bell, Charles Jackson
Description:
A black & white photograph of a burial at sea ceremony, with several sailors folding a flag over at coffin at the stern of an unknown USN ship (possibly an LST) in the Pacific between 1944 and 1946. The exact date and location for the photograph are unknown.
Place:
South Pacific
Copyright:
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Burial at Sea at stern of LST
Reverse side of photo
Burial at Sea at stern of LST
Reverse side of photo