NY National Guard WWI Veteran Led Effort to Create Tomb of Unknown Soldier [Image 2 of 7]

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES

11.09.1921

Courtesy Photo

New York National Guard

General John J. Pershing Salutes the Unknown Soldier in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda during ceremonies to establish the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Washington, D.C., November 9, 1921. New York Army National Guard Maj. Hamilton Fish, who served as commander of Company K, 369th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the “Harlem Hellfighters,” an all-black unit of the New York National Guard, introduced the federal resolution as a U.S. Congressman to create an Unknown Soldier memorial on November 11, 1921. Courtesy photo.

• Date Taken: 11.09.1921
• Date Posted: 03.03.2021 10:24
• Photo ID: 6540415
• VIRIN: 210302-A-A3538-1001
• Resolution: 1102x821
• Size: 329.35 KB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DC, US