[Navy men and women standing by]
Description:
Photograph of the men and women of the U.S. Navy standing with their rifles by their side during the memorial service for Navy Seaman 1st Class George Anderson Coke Jr. Coke Jr., born in Arlington, Texas in 1923 died on December 7, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Eighteen year old Coke Jr. was among the hundreds of servicemen killed and his remains were declared unrecoverable until recently and his family made the decision to return Coke to Arlington to be laid to rest with his parents.
Date:
June 23, 2017
Creator:
Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society. Arlington Chapter 7.
Item Type:
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Location:
32.730446 -97.101285
Partner:
UNT Libraries Special Collections