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gunnss · « **Reply #1 on:** December 13, 2003, 01:06:07 PM »

Interment of the Unknown Soldier from WW2?

Gunns

Maverick · « **Reply #2 on:** December 13, 2003, 05:01:09 PM »

Don't think so, FDR was dead by the end of WW2. It may just be a wreath laying ceremony either during or just before the war. Photo sure looks like FDR there, hard to tell.

Blooz · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2003, 09:19:57 PM »

FDR (standing no less!) at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington.

However, my eye was on the sergeant standing next to the tomb, saluting. See those hash marks on his sleeve? He must have joined the army when he was 10 years old!

Holy moly! they go up to his elbow!

(Unless things have changed, each hash mark is three years of service)

MajorDay · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2003, 11:13:52 PM »

Also General Dwight Eisenhower there too(could be?)

bigsky · « **Reply #5 on:** December 14, 2003, 03:38:26 AM »

look how long those bayonets are. i would say tomb of the unknown of ww1. f.d.r. is on his feet. i would say circa late 30s.

davidpt40 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 14, 2003, 05:50:41 AM »

what do the hash marks mean?

brady · « **Reply #7 on:** December 14, 2003, 11:59:45 AM »

Tomb of the Unknown Solider, it is:)

FDR, it is:)

AKWeav · « **Reply #8 on:** December 15, 2003, 03:58:58 PM »

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what do the hash marks mean?

Diagonal hashes on left arm denote 3yrs service for each stripe.
Horizontal dashes on right sleeve denote 6mos service in a hostile fire zone for each dash.

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #9 on:** December 19, 2003, 04:46:31 PM »

good lord you aint kiddin muat be close to 20 of um.

and they dont look gold

Furious · « **Reply #10 on:** December 19, 2003, 04:55:22 PM »

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Originally posted by bigsky
... i would say circa late 30s.

It's in color.

GScholz · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2003, 05:16:11 PM »

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Originally posted by Furious
It's in color.

So? I got color film of Adolf Galland testing the 109E before the war.

Furious · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2003, 05:56:59 PM »

You are correct. That was my bad. I was under the impression that commercial color film was not available until '44-'45.

1907: first commercial color film, the Autochrome plates, manufactured by Lumiere brothers in France.