157 Doodskisten van Amerikaanse militairen

Identification

Title(s)
157 Doodskisten van Amerikaanse militairen
Object type
Object number
RP-F-2019-157
Description
Gezicht The Bush Terminal Building, Brooklyn, New York met 157 doodskisten van Amerikaanse militairen omgekomen tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog.
Inscriptions / marks
- inscription: ‘INTERNATIONAL’
- stamp
- inscription: ‘WATCH YOUR CREDIT / 113055 International / BRINGING BACK THE BODIES OF THE MEN WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES ON THE BATTLE FIELDS OF FRANCE / Brooklyn, N.Y. …… Memorial services are held over the bodies of 157 men of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps who arrived here from France. The services were held in the Bush Terminal Building here and Secretary Daniels delivered an eloquent tribute to the men who laid down their lives on the war torn fields of France. Over 100 Red Cross Nurses, - A battalion of sailors and the Woman’s Motor Corps, together with many relatives of the heroes attended. Invocations were read by Chaplain W. D. Isaacs and Rabbi H. Velt. The photo shows row upon row of flag draped caskets draped in the National emblem. (EM 5-20)’