Ceremony of the Unknown Soldier

St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Keystone View Company

unknown

picture

Soldiers
War
World War, 1914-1918

France

1950-1959

"From the four American cemeteries the bodies of four unidentified men were brought to Chalons sur Marne and from among those four one was chosen with the simplest of ceremonies as the "Unknown soldier" who is to rest for ever in Arlington National Cemetery. The choice from among the four bodies was made by Sergt. Edward Younger who walked slowly round the coffins and indicated his choice by placing his fingers on one of them. Photo shows the selected coffin laying in state guarded by six American and six French soldiers in the Chapel Ardent of the Chalons Town Hall."

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