General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADMIRAL BYRD"S FUNERAL

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADMIRAL BYRD"S FUNERAL

1957

1) MLS Large crowd around casket of ADM RICHARD BYRD, at grave site.2) LS Flag at half mast in Arlington Cemetery.3) MS Pallbearers, lifting the flag up above casket.4) MLS Honor guard in leggings and blues, holding rifles at present arms.5) MS Looking down line of pallbearers, standing on either side of ADM BYRD"s casket, at grave site.6) MS Chaplain shaking hands with MRS BYRD; MRS BYRD and son.7) MS Crowd; Admirals paying their last respects.8) MS PAN Line of people shaking hands.9) MS Caisson drawn by several horses, standing alongside a road in cemetery.10) MCU Caisson drawn by horses, standing still in roadway at cemetery.11) MS Looking down the road, showing the Honor Guard and several sailers standing at attention.12) MS Pallbearers carrying casket off of the caisson.13) MS Chaplain walking up the hill, followed by a sailor carrying a blue flag.14) MCU Pallbearers carrying casket to grave site.15) MLS Same as before.16) MS Casket lowered onto the stand at grave site.17) LA MS Pallbearers carrying American flag up over the casket of ADM BYRD"s grave (SV).18) MS Hearse coming out of Union Station.19) MS Honor Guard walking toward camera position at present arms.20) MS to MLS Pelice passing by camera position, followed by the hearse carrying ADM BYRD"s body to Arlington cemetery; PAN showing rear view of hearse.21) MLS Looking over several gravestones, showing Marine and Navy Honor Guard marching up roadway in Arlington cemetary (SV).22) MS Caisson with six horses, drawing the body of ADM BYRD down roadway in cemetery (SV).23) MCU Large crowd at grave site.24) MS Casket at grave site; several people in BG.25) MS Looking over several of the floral displays; several wreaths on ground next to grave.26) LS Large crowd around grave site.27) MLS Same as before; several people walking towards camera position.28) MS Rear section of hearse, showing pallbearers carrying casket out of hearse and into chapel; camera stays on as pallbearers begin walking under a canepy and into the chapel.29) MS Drill team at attention in front of chapel.30) MS Caisson arriving at chapel.31) MLS Caisson in front of the chapel, awaiting casket.32) LA MCU Guards sitting on the horses that draw the caisson.33) MS Police escort leaving Unien Station; police cars leading hearse.34) MLS Cars arriving at Fort Myer Chapel.35) MS Navy and Marine drill teams.36) HA MS Honorary pallbearers at chapel door.37) MS Looking at canopy, which leads into chapel.38) MS Drill team standing at parade rest.39) MS Pallbearers carrying casket out of chapel (SV).40) MS PAN Over crowd, past chapel, showing caisson with casket.41) MS Navy guard passing chapel.42) MS Looking into gate of the chapel grounds at Fort Myer, showing the caisson leaving.43) MLS Honer Guards standing at attention on roadway in Arlington cemetery.QUALITY GOOD TO FAIR

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...