The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-27
POLAR FLYER
BURIED TODAY
IN ARLINGTON
Grave Close to That Of Ad.
miral Peary, Who Disc0v-
cred North Pole
GIVEN MILITARY HONORg'
High Officials of Army and
Navy Lead Procession to
Burial Site

slope Of Arlington National ceme-
terry where only heroes rest today
solemnly awaited the burial Of Floyd
Bennett.
Low in official rank, but held high
in the hearts Of his countrymen and
contemporaries of the modern art
Of flying the world over, the gallant
naval aviator who piloted the first
plane over the north pole with Conn:
mander Byrd, but was prevented BY
his sudden death from attempting
the same achievement in the antarc-
tic, was to be accorded national
homage late today close by the
grave Of another naval adventurer
and discoverer of the polc-Admiral
Peary.
All the final tributes that the ma
tion can bestow had been arranged
before the body of the man who
braved the wintry blasts, though i'll,
to 60 to the relief of stranded fellow
airmen was due to arrive from Cam
ada by way Of New York.
The services, according To fun
military honors customary for those
who enter sacred Arlington with ma
tional fame spread on their records,
will begin Immediately the body ar
rives from New York around 3
o'clock in the afternoon.
High Officials Head Procession
With q special police escort watt
ing to convey the casket across the
city to the winding hills Of the ceme-
terry, Rear Admiral Moffett, chief Of
the Naval Bureau Of Aeronautics,
and Assistant Secretary OF War Da-
vison, in charge Of aviation, will
head the officials who will meet the
funeral party at the station.
In the absence of Secretary Will
bur, Assisti MT Secretary Warner, in
charge Of naval aviation, will at
tend the services as acting held Of
the department. Commander Byrd
and Mrs. Bennett, accompanying the
body from Quebec, were give-l places
Immediately behind the casket for
the long journe,- to the grave.
Three squads of Bluejackets from
the Mayflower, the presidents
yacht, navy firing squ.-d, and
bugler to sound "taps,' will meet
the escort at the gates Of Arlington,
where the funeral procession will
form.
Rev. Smith 10 Officiate
Although plans for formation
of naval planes to fly over the pro-
cession were believed to have been
abandoned, so enlisted men from the
Anacostia Naval Air station had re-
quested permission to attend and
every officer that could be relieved
from duty was expected to be among
those to say farewell.
Mrs. Bennett had requested Bu-
reau of Navigation officials to ar
range to have the Rev. l.. f. Smith,
pastor of the Christian church at
Norfolk, Va. officiate at the grave.
A navy chaplain also was to be pres
ent.
Six lieutenants attached to the
Bureau of Aeronautics were selected
by Commander Byrd to act as hon.
orary pallbearers. They were John
Perry, c. NJ. Huntington, Lloyd Har-
rison, Appollo Soucek, Francis w.
Reichelderfer, and w. S. Diehl.
A detail of enlisted men of the
navy had been selected to carry the
casket to the grave.
Navy Makes Exception
Although it is the practice of the
navy to participate in funeral serv-
ices only after the arrival of the
body at the gates Of the cemetery
an exception was made in the case
of Bennett. The six navy lieuten-
ants appointed by Commander Byrd
as honorary pallbearers for his
friend and pilot, and the eight navy
enlisted men detailed as body bear
ers, were permitted to meet the
funeral party at the railroad station
instead of waiting with the rest Of
the military funeral formation at|
the cemetery. In addition to thi111
by another departure from navy reg-|
ulations, the full navy enlisted forcel
available in Washington was ordered
assembled to join the procession al
Arlington. Although, strictly speak,
ing, Bennett, having the rank Of war;
rant officer, would be entitled to AM
escort Of three squads Of bluejackets|
on foot, in this instance two full
companies will be gathered to dol
him honor.
The party Of army and navy Off
cials which made up the party desig-|
mated to meet the funeral train will
act as honorary pallbearers. RearI
Admiral Moffett, chief Of the nayyI
bureau Of aeronautics, and Assist
ant Secretary Dawson, Of the war,
department, will be among them.
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