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United States Air Force honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped coffin of U. S. Air Force Four Star General Daniel “Chappie” James from an Air Force C141 Starlifter airplane at Andrews Air Force Base, Suitland Maryland

Februaruy 26, 1978

Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of the United States Air Force honor guard pallbearers carrying the flag-draped coffin of U.S. Air Force, four star General, Daniel "Chappie" James. In the foreground, one honor guard member stands in left profile, holding the four star flag, which is unfurled partially obscuring the view of the plane behind them. Another honor guard member stands in the right side of the frame, his back to the camera, saluting the coffin as it's being carried toward them. The photograph has the photographer's stamp on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2011.15.237

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