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Frank Witchey: The Maestro of the Trumpet

By Tim Frank, ANC Historian on 11/5/2021

As we commemorate the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier centennial, today we highlight one of the individuals who played—literally—a key role in the 1921 funeral ceremony: Army bugler Frank Witchey.

ANC Historian
Tim Frank

A Humble Sergeant: Edward F. Younger and the Unknown Soldier

By Tim Frank, ANC Historian on 10/20/2021

On October 24, 1921, when Sergeant Edward F. Younger entered City Hall in Châlons-sur-Marne, France, and gazed upon the four identical caskets that lay before him, he embarked on a task that forever linked him to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

ANC Historian
Tim Frank

From Manila Bay to Philadelphia: The Life and Service of USS Olympia

By Tim Frank, ANC Historian on 10/12/2021

To commemorate the 2021 centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, as well as the U.S. Navy’s 246th birthday on October 13, we honor the USS Olympia—the legendary Navy ship that brought the World War I Unknown Soldier home to the United States from France in 1921. 

ANC Historian
Tim Frank

Charles Young: From Enslavement to a Memorial Amphitheater Funeral

By Tim Frank, ANC Historian on 6/1/2020

When the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater was finished in 1920, it began to host funerals for famous service members as well as national observances such as Memorial Day. One of the first funerals held in the Amphitheater was for Colonel Charles Young (1864-1922), the first African American colonel in the U.S. Army.

ANC Historian
Tim Frank