![]() In December 1920, New York Congressman and World War I veteran Hamilton Fish Jr. Unidentified remains, however, were not repatriated. The United States, by contrast, did repatriate bodies at the request of service members’ families, if the remains could be identified. ![]() Instead, to ease the grief of their citizens, France and Great Britain each repatriated and buried one unknown soldier on Armistice Day, November 11, 1920. Pilgrimmage to visit a soldier’s grave at American Cemetery, west of Paris, 1930-1931 Courtesy of National Archivesĭuring World War I, our allies France and Great Britain did not return the remains of their fallen servicemen. Photo: Gold Star mother at Suresnes American Cemetery, France.
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