Video Parts (8 across 3 reels)
This clip is Reel 2, Part 2 of a 8-part film. Watch from the beginning
The Unknown Soldier of the World War Reel 2 · Part 2
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The body of the Unknown Soldier is returned from France and interred in Arlington National Cemetery in 1921. Reel 1, the casket is removed from a train at Le Havre, borne through the city, and placed aboard the Olympia. Reel 2, the coffin is removed at the Wash. (D.C.) Navy Yard. Woodrow Wilson and large crowds view the coffin in the Capitol Rotunda. Shows the procession to the cemetery. Shows Gen. Pershing. Reel 3 shows the procession; the coffin being placed on a stand at the cemetery; crowds; soldiers; and the tomb.
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
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1936-01-01
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3:26