General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Funeral of Admiral Ernest 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 Admiral Ernest King

1956

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1) MLS Navy band matches toward camera.2) GtoA LS Group of jets in flight overhead in honor of ADM KING.3) MLS Column of cadets marching with rifles.4) MS Marines (wearing blue coats, white trousers) march past camera.5) MS Chaplain walks down roadway, followed by hearse; Pan, hearse underway.6) MS/MCU Military pallbearers march in step toward camera.7) MS PAN Color bearers marching.8) LS Cemetary at Annapolis, Maryland.9) MCU PAN Navy band plays funeral march; Pan, to left, cadets, other branches of military personnel at attention; grave of ADM KING; flowers & baskets, two marines stand at attention.10) MLS Pallbearers carry casket.11) MLS Marines fire salute over grave; navy officer salutes, FG.12) LS PAN Funeral services at Annapolis.13) MS Crowd at cemetary; unidentified naval admiral addresses spectators.14) HA MLS Casket of ADM KING rests in lower chamber of Washington Cathedral; four navy guards, one officer stand around casket.15) MLS Pallbearers carry casket to upper cathedral chamber; casket guarded by six soldiers.QUALITY: GOOD TO FAIR

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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...