Callaway Heroes Await Burial at Sea. Callaway Heroes Await Burial at Sea. Coast Guardsmen, who gave their lives in the operation to establish a beachhead on Luzon, are shrouded in canvass, awaiting burial at sea. They were killed when the USS Callaway, a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport, was hit squarely in the superstructure during a Japanese bomber attack off Luzon. There were upwards of 50 casualties. In a few moments, the bodies of these American boys will drop from beneath the folds of their American flag to graves in the South China Sea, as the Callaway proceeds on its way toward th
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4828 x 3890 px | 40.9 x 32.9 cm | 16.1 x 13 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Callaway Heroes Await Burial at Sea. Callaway Heroes Await Burial at Sea. Coast Guardsmen, who gave their lives in the operation to establish a beachhead on Luzon, are shrouded in canvass, awaiting burial at sea. They were killed when the USS Callaway, a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport, was hit squarely in the superstructure during a Japanese bomber attack off Luzon. There were upwards of 50 casualties. In a few moments, the bodies of these American boys will drop from beneath the folds of their American flag to graves in the South China Sea, as the Callaway proceeds on its way toward the Lingayen Gulf beachhead.