Episode 39: National Cemeteries, Part II: Dignity, Reverence, Respect, Charles C. Pierce and the Graves Registration Service


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Jun 19 2020 77 mins   2
Part II of the National Cemeteries series examines how the Army learned important lessons from the Civil War burial crisis and how Army Chaplin Charles C. Pierce emerged as an unlikely cemetery hero, introducing the use of dog tags and finding new ways to identify war dead. National Archives film, Activities of the Graves Registration Service 1919-1920 www.tombwithaview.weebly.com [email protected] Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view