Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing the funeral ship Honda Knot nearing San Francisco under destroyer escort while carrying the bodies of 3,028 American World War II dead. The caption, printed directly on the photo, states that the ship approached San Francisco on October 10 for a midday ceremony honoring the returning war dead. The Honda Knot is visible at left with its destroyer escort at right. Measures approximately 9⅛x6⅜ inches. Note the aged tape along the edges and typical newsroom/archive handling wear. This photo came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
