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Description
3 images. Dana funeral (San Pedro) (Donald Dana), 29 February 1952. Sergeant Raymond Aguirre Sergeant William Robinette Betty Dana (widow) Mrs. B. A. Brown Mrs. Charles Dana (grandmother) Mrs. Arlye Dana (mother). Supplementary material reads: "Gershon. Illus. Dana funeral. No. 1: Firing squad from Fort MacArthur led by Sergeant Raymond Aguirre fires volley in salute to fallen G.I. No. 2: Sergeant William Robinette hands flag to widow, Betty Dana, after burial services at Green Hills Memorial Park in San Pedro's hills overlooking harbor. To her left is her mother, Mrs. B. A. Brown of Lomita, grandmother Mrs. Charles Dana, mother Mrs. Arlye Dana. Dana's father died from shock of learning of his son's death in Korea fighting. No. 3: Left to right: Mrs. B.A. Brown, mother of widow, Betty Dana Mrs. Charles Dana, grandmother of fallen soldier, and Mrs. Arlye Dana, mother of youth. No. 4: Mrs. Arlye Dana, mother of fallen soldier, and widow of father who died when informed of his son's death in Korea, is shown being assisted to funeral services". Edits: "Mrs. Charles Betty Mrs. Charles (Betty) Brown".
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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