Name/Title
Korean War DeadDescription
Glossy full-color photographic print in landscape format. Image is of an overcast sky, foothills with some snowy spots, soldiers loading US flag-covered coffins off a dock . Image is of Korean War dead being shipped home from Anchorage, Alaska.
History: For a 1988 military exhibit at Grover Museum, Gary Henry had permission to copy a color slide belonging to Shelby County resident Ralph Crum. Crum was a veteran of 3 wars. In WWI he picked up bodies and body parts on "no-man's land." He was an embalmer during WWII.
Graves registration during Korean Conflict.
05/14/19 - Photograph taken in Anchorage, Alaska as U.S. soldiers un load the flag draped coffins of their fellow soldiers killed in Korea. Shelby County resident, Ralph Crum took the photograph in approximately 1952. Crum had a career in the military that dated back to WWI. In WWII he served as an embalmer and later served in the graves registration department during the Korean War.Collection
Ralph CrumAcquisition
Accession
1988.038Source or Donor
Crum, RalphAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Date made
1950 - 1953Place
City
AnchorageState/Province
AlaskaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 1988Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Crum, RalphCreate Date
March 13, 2002Update Date
April 3, 2024