General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. FUNERAL OF ADM EARNEST J. KING

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. FUNERAL OF ADM EARNEST J. KING

1956

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1) MS Navy honor guard in ranks with officer in charge; officer carries saber, men wearing whites.2) MS Chaplain & unidentified persons.3) MS Armed forces honor guard; operations building, NAS, Anacostia, BG.4) MCU CHARLES S. THOMAS, Secretary of the Navy & unidentified admiral.5) MS Group of civilians & an admiral.6) MS Women stand next to admiral (SV).7) MLS R4Y taxis at NAS, Anacostia.8) LA MS Casket lowered from plane via forklift.9) MS Armed forces honor guard.10) MLS Honor guard stands behind casket & salutes, then pick it up from forklift.11) MS Armed forces pallbearers carry casket away from plane.12) MS Casket placed in ambulance.13) LS Ambulance leaves operations building; pallbearers, other personnel, FG.14) MLS R4Y taxis, two ranks of navy enlisted men, FG.15) LS Cemetery at Annapolis, Waryland.16) GtoA LS Formation of fighter planes overhead in honor of ADM KING.17) MLS Cadets marching at cemetary (SV).18) MLS Column of marines, carrying rifles, marching.19) MLS Ambulance, carrying ADM KING"s body, es at cemetery.20) LS Admiral"s grave; group of high-ranking Officers stand at attention & salute; flowers on grave.21) MLS Group of people at grave; pallbearers carry casket to grave opening.22) MS Flag removed from casket & folded.23) LS Entrance to Washington Cathedral, ambulance pulls up.24) MS Sailors, in ranks, stand behind ambulance, door is opened.25) MLS Sailors carry casket from ambulance, enter cathedral through ranks of sailors at present arms.26) MLS Casket carried through doorway.27) MS Navy honor guard at present arms (SV).

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King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956

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Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. As COMINCH-CNO, he directed the United States Navy's operations, planning, and administration and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was the United States Navy's second most senior officer in World War II after Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, who served as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief. Born in Lorain, Ohio, K...

Thomas, Charles S., 1897-1983

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