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    Remains of World War II service member laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery [Image 19 of 22]

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    Remains of World War II service member laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

    SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    11.05.2019

    Photo by Tristin English 

    502nd Air Base Wing

    More than 70 years after he died fighting for his country, the remains of 2nd Lt. Ernest Matthews Jr. were laid to rest on Nov. 5, 2019 at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Matthews, 34, served in the Marines in Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, Division Special Troops of the 2nd Marine Division. He was killed in combat Nov. 20, 1943, fighting Japanese forces during the Battle of Tarawa on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific. (Photo by Tristin English)

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    Date Taken: 11.05.2019
    Date Posted: 11.25.2019 07:53
    Photo ID: 5903972
    VIRIN: 191105-F-OH119-0276
    Resolution: 3640x2422
    Size: 1.97 MB
    Location: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US

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