World War II soldier missing for decades laid to rest in emotional South Carolina ceremony
Draped in an American flag with only 48 stars, a casket held the remains of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr. Friday at Northeast Presbyterian Church before family members he’d never ...
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WWII remains, identified as 19-year-old Columbia native, to be buried with honor at Fort Jackson National Cemetery
officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at 3 p.m. at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29229. For those unable to attend the funeral ...
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80 years after his death, WWII soldier and Columbia native laid to rest at Fort Jackson
On March 14, almost 80 years after his death, Crossland was given a formal military funeral at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. A soldier removed the flag from the casket and folded it once again ...
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80 years after dying, a South Carolina soldier will be laid to rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery
1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr. — simply Jr. to those who knew him, which is no one now — will be laid to rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery with full military honors. The Columbia ...
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Remains of soldier killed during WWII to be interred this week in South Carolina
His remains will be interred Friday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C. Crossland, a native of Columbia, was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 242nd Infantry Regiment ...
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World War II soldier missing for decades laid to rest in emotional South Carolina ceremony
Almost 80 years to the day after his death at 19, Crossland — simply Jr. to his family — was later laid to rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery with full military honors. The flag had been ...