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    Ceremony Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Sinking of the USS Maine [Image 8 of 27]

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    Ceremony Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Sinking of the USS Maine

    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    02.15.2023

    Photo by Elizabeth Fraser   

    Arlington National Cemetery   

    U.S Navy Rear Adm. (ret.) Sam Cox, left, director, Naval History and Heritage Command, and William Bosanko, right, chief operating officer, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration participate in a wreath-laying at the USS Maine Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Feb. 15, 2023. This was part of a ceremony commemorating the 125th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Maine.

    On Feb. 15, 1898, the USS Maine exploded off the coast of Havana, Cuba, leading to the loss of 260 of her crew. Due to Spanish policy, burials had to be made within 24 hours, therefore the initial crew recovered in the aftermath of the disaster were buried at the Colon Cemetery in Havana. On March 30, 1898, Congress approved a bill authorizing for their remains to be disinterred and transferred to ANC. On Dec. 28, 1899, 165 sets of remains were interred in Section 24 with a full military honors service.

    The USS Maine was eventually raised, and the ship’s mast was transported by the Navy to ANC where it was placed next to Section 24 onto a granite base meant to represent the turret of the battleship. The names of those who died aboard the Maine were inscribed onto the base. Sixty-five sets of remains recovered during the salvage operation of the USS Maine were subsequently interred in Section 24 on March 23, 1912.

    (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)

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    Date Taken: 02.15.2023
    Date Posted: 02.15.2023 15:34
    Photo ID: 7635715
    VIRIN: 230215-A-IW468-907
    Resolution: 5030x3353
    Size: 7.01 MB
    Location: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US

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