Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard spread the U.S. flag over the coffin of LCDR James T. Ruffin during funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery. LCDR Ruffin was listed as missing-in-action after failing to return from flying a mission off the coast of North Vietnam on Feb. 18, 1966
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Arlington
State: Virginia (VA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Duane Heaton
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
- James Thomas Ruffin - Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy
- 050222-N-0020T-016 Long Island, 22, 2005) Boatswain's Mate, 60 ...
- Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard lower the coffin of ...
- Mrs. Theresa Cunningham, wife of US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR ...
- Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard fold the flag over the ...
- Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard carry the flag-draped ...
- Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Daniel Good observes as members of ...
- Soldiers of the 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry Division, 25th Infantry ...
- Ex-POW and U.S. Air Force CPT Robert Archie Abbott (Captured 30 ...
- After a brief refueling stop, the first group of Prisoners of War ...
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Date
09/07/1983
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The U.S. National Archives
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