The remains of the chosen WWI unknown soldier lie beneath the sarcophagus, a monumental stone coffin that was added in 1932, replacing the original simple marble slab. Read More: The Story Behind the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier WWI Unknowns
Harding then placed the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, on the casket. "We know not whence he came, but only that his death marks him with the everlasting glory of an American dying for his country," said President Warren G. He was then transferred to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and interred in a state funeral at Arlington National Cemetery's new Memorial Amphitheater. Capitol Rotunda until Armistice Day, Nov. The Unknown Soldier lay in state in the U.S. 9, 1921, as the Olympia fired its guns in salute. aboard the storied ship USS Olympia, arriving in Washington's Navy Yard on Nov. The casket and remains were transported to the U.S. The three others were buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery. Younger chose the Unknown Soldier by placing a spray of white roses on one of the caskets. Younger, a decorated American soldier selected at random, chose the casket to be sent back home. They were placed in identical caskets and taken to the city hall in what was then known as Châlons-sur-Marne, France. "This Unknown would represent the nearly 2,000 unidentified American soldiers buried in Europe." Who Is Buried at the Tomb?įour sets of unknown remains were exhumed from the American cemeteries at Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne, St. He "introduced legislation in December 1920 for an American unknown soldier to be interred in a new tomb," according to Arlington National Cemetery. Hamilton Fish Jr., a WWI veteran from New York.
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