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Remains of Cedar Rapids man killed in Pearl Harbor return home
Aug. 30, 2019 5:25 pm, Updated: Aug. 30, 2019 8:30 pm
Family gathered as Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. was returned to Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, nearly 80 years after he was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Shanahan's
remains were identified earlier this year, and funeral and burial services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Rock Island carry the remains of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. into Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
American Legion post 727 Color Guard stand at attention as a hearse carrying the remains of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. arrives at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Family members film as a hearse carrying the remains of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. arrives at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Rock Island await the arrival of the remains of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Rock Island salute as a hearse carrying the remains of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. arrives at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Rock Island place a flag over the casket carrying the remains of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Rock Island carry the remains of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. into Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Rock Island carry the remains of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. into Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Family members of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr., including his sister Mary Lou Shanahan Pierce, follow the casket into Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
A flag drapes the coffin carrying the remains of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
The uniform of Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr. was recreated for his burial. Photographed at the reception of his remains at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Mary Lou Shanahan Pierce wears a shirt welcoming home her brother, Navy Signalman 3rd Class William Shanahan Jr., at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Shanahan was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and his remains were identified this year. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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