Naval History and Heritage Command
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Return of the WWI Unknown Soldier: November 9, 1921
Return of the WWI Unknown Soldier: November 9, 1921
On November 9, 1921, the Unknown Soldier of World War I was returned to the United States when USS Olympia (C-6) arrived at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. The famed cruiser departed Brest, France, in a grand ceremony.
Image: LC-DIG-NPCC-05394: Arrival of the Unknown Solder of WWI at Washington D.C., November 1921. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
