The Tomb of Unknowns was established on Memorial Day 1921, an unidentified body from World War I was buried there at that time.
Later unidentified bodies from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietman war were added. The Vietnam War body had to be removed later when the body was identified.
World War 1
The first unknown soldier was said to be buried in "The Tomb of The Unknowns"(there were more unknown soldiers that died and were buried in the same tomb, I won't say what it was called before that because some school teachers request this for homework) :P
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World War 1
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier contains the remains of one unidentified soldier. It was deliberately ensured that a chosen dead soldier should remain unknown, as to represent all those forces who have no known grave,
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located in Arlington, Virginia. It is also sometimes referred to as the Tomb of the Unknowns.
World War I.
The Vietnam War veteran buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns and later identified by DNA was Air Force First Lieutenant Michael Joseph Blassie. He was originally interred in the tomb in 1984 as an unknown soldier, but in 1998, advances in DNA technology allowed for his identification, and his remains were returned to his family for burial.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, also called Tomb of the Unknowns.
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World War II.