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Unknown soldier aboard USS Olympia

103 years ago today, on 9 November 1921, protected cruiser USS Olympia C-6 arrived at the Washington Navy yard from France carrying the body of the unknown soldier for internment at Arlington National Cemetery. This image shows the casket leaving the Olympia.
Museum ship at Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA

 

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