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PHOTOS: Funeral for William Shanahan, Iowa sailor killed in attack on Pearl Harbor
Sep. 3, 2019 4:57 pm, Updated: Sep. 3, 2019 7:08 pm
William Shanahan's remains were put to rest in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, 78 years after he was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
LS 1 (SW) Scott Lawrence (left) and EOC (SCW) Mike Rhoades, both based at the Navy Reserve Center in Madison, Wisc., place the flag on the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan following the funeral service at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Family members follow the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Patriot Guard Riders stand at attention outside of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids before the funeral of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
LS 1 (SW) Scott Lawrence folds the American flag after removing it from the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan for the funeral service at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Family members arrive at St. Patrick's Catholic Church for the funeral of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Rear Admiral Linnea Sommer-Weddington presents the flag to Mary Lou Shanahan Pierce during the burial service for Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan Pierce is the only surviving sibling of Shanahan, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
VFW 788 Sergeant at Arms Rod Thompson salutes during the burial service for Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Sailors fold the American flag that draped the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan during the burial service at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Patriot Guard Riders stand at the entrance to St. Patrick's Catholic Church for the funeral of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
US Navy casket bearers bring the flag-draped casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan into St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
LS 1 (SW) Scott Lawrence folds the American flag after removing it from the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan for the funeral service at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Patriot Guard Riders, reflected in the doors to the sanctuary, stand at the entrance to St. Patrick's Catholic Church for the funeral of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Veterans salute as the flag is removed from the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan for the funeral service at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan is brought into the sanctuary for the funeral service at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Community members follow along in the hymnal during the funeral of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Fr. Ivan Nienhaus officiates the funeral of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Carmen Pierce reads scripture during the funeral of her uncle, Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Fr. Ivan Nienhaus offers the sign of farewell with incense during the funeral of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Family members follow the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Members of the US Navy carry the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan down the steps at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids following the funeral service on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The funeral procession gathers outside St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids for Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The funeral procession for William Shanahan, who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, makes its way up Interstate 380 before his remains are buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan's remains were returned to Iowa on Friday, Aug. 30. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Patriot Guard Riders arrive at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids for the burial service of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The hearse carrying Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan arrives at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion members stand at attention as the hearse arrives at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids for the burial of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Sailors carry the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion members stand at attention as the hearse arrives at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids for the burial of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Sailors carry the casket of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Patriot Guard Riders stand at attention during the burial service of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan receives a 21-gun salute from the NAVSTA Great Lakes Rifle Team during the burial service at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Shell casings from the 21-gun salute were gathered to be given to family members of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan during the burial service at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The headstone of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan was installed with others in the family plot at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, following his death while serving on board the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor. Photographed on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year and returned home last Friday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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