File:Full Honors Repatriation of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Walter G. Critchley at Arlington National Cemetery (37523152080).jpg
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editDescriptionFull Honors Repatriation of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Walter G. Critchley at Arlington National Cemetery (37523152080).jpg | Bruce Placek receives the American flag from U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Norman Cooling, director, Office of Legislative Affairs for the Commandant of the Marine Corps, during the graveside service for his uncle, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Walter Critchley, in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Oct. 18, 2017. In November 1943, Critchley was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an attempt to secure the island. A battle lasted several days in which approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors were killed and more than 2,000 wounded. Critchley died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20, 1943. Initially, after the fighting on Tarawa, U.S. Service Members were buried in a number of battlefield cemeteries on the island. In 1946 and 1947, the 604th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company conducted remains recovery operations on Betio Island (but Critchley’s remains were not recovered). On Feb. 10, 1949, a military review board declared Critchley’s remains non-recoverable. In June 2015, a nongovernmental organization, History Flight, Inc., notified the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) that they had discovered a burial site on Betio Island and recovered the remains of what they believed were 35 U.S. Marines who fought during the original battle. The remains were then turned over to DPAA in July 2015 and through laboratory analysis and circumstantial evidence, Critchley’s remains were identified. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released) |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D800 |
Author | Elizabeth Fraser |
Exposure time | 1/640 sec (0.0015625) |
F-number | f/2.8 |
ISO speed rating | 320 |
Date and time of data generation | 11:35, 18 October 2017 |
Lens focal length | 200 mm |
Headline | Full Honors Repatriation of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Walter G. Critchley at Arlington National Cemetery |
Credit/Provider | U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released |
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City shown | Arlington |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
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Software used | Ver.1.02 |
File change date and time | 13:54, 18 October 2017 |
Exposure Program | Aperture priority |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 11:35, 18 October 2017 |
APEX shutter speed | 9.321928 |
APEX aperture | 2.970854 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
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Focal plane resolution unit | 3 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 200 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
Serial number of camera | 3084977 |
Lens used | 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
Date metadata was last modified | 10:12, 18 October 2017 |
Writer | Elizabeth Fraser |
Unique ID of original document | 709142C7F905C3D1FFE527FB6DE4A6E7 |
Copyright status | Copyright status not set |
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Contact information | elizabeth.m.fraser3.ctr@mail.mil
www.arlingtoncemetery.mil 1 Memorial Avenue Arlington, VA, 22211 USA |
Province or state shown | VA |
Country shown | USA |
Sublocation of city shown | Arlington National Cemetery |
IIM version | 4 |