Friday, March 27, 2015

Burial Sites of Notable World War I Participants


From Regular Contributor Steve Miller

Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophia, Duchess of Hohenberg 


Józef Piłsudski, Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland


Henry Gunther, 79th Division AEF, Last Man Killed in Action in WWI


Quentin and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., U.S. Cemetery, Normandy



Considered by Pershing the Outstanding Soldier of the AEF





Capt. Edward Rickenbacker, 94th Aero Squadron, AEF




Alfred Dreyfus, Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris

Norman Prince, Founding Member of the Lafayette Escadrille
National Cathedral, Washington DC


Manfred von Richthofen, South Cemetery, Wiesbaden, Germany


Lothar von Richthofen, South Cemetery, Wiesbaden, Germany

Wilhelm II, Huis Doorn, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Netherlands


6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 27, 2015 at 5:15 PM

    Have you seen Franz and Sophia's open crypt?

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  2. AnonymousMarch 27, 2015 at 7:14 PM

    Yes - that's my photo.

    Steve Miller, f134kilmil@comcast.net

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    1. AnonymousMarch 28, 2015 at 8:50 AM

      Then there are facsimile figures of Franz and Sophia?

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  3. Connie R.March 29, 2015 at 3:35 PM

    Fascinating -- especially the graves of the three unknown soldiers who were not interred in Arlington. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Parnelli JonesMarch 29, 2015 at 8:58 PM

    Thank you for sharing these with us. The sites look so well maintained, it is encouraging to see that there is a following and that resources are being allocated for them. Are all these your photos, have you considered leading a tour of these sites, maybe MH?

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  5. AnonymousMarch 30, 2015 at 5:41 PM

    I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. They are indeed all mine.

    As for a tour visits to the gravesites might be possible if incorporated into other regional touring sites.

    Regarding the previous question about facsimile figures of Franz and Sophia, the only objects in the crypt are the two coffins. Schloss Artstettin is the Franz Ferdinand Museum, and worth a visit by anyone who has studied the Great War.

    Steve Miller
    f134kilmil@comcast.net

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