12-303 Garand Picture of the Day - funeral procession for Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

[Mark in Rochester]

Crowds waiting at train station to watch funeral procession for Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt.



Location:Washington, DC, US

Date taken:April 1945

Photographer:George Skadding



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[browningautorifle]

Was that LBJ up front?

[Mark in Rochester]

and 1948



Think LBJ matches the bottom picture best

[Bill Hollinger]

I don't believe that is LBJ in the top photo. The hair is gray and he has no neck

[Sarge1998]

I don't believe that is LBJ in the top photo. The hair is gray and he has no neck

He would have been 36 yoa. (DOB 08/27/1908)

[Bill Hollinger]

Well, just comparing the 1948 photo and the 1945 photo at the top leads me to think that is not LBJ. The ears on the fellow in the top photo are not near large enough to belong to LBJ.

[browningautorifle]

That's right, I forgot about those things...but then again, he was from Texas? Everything's bigger?

[Bill Hollinger]

Yes he was from Texas. I've been to Johnson, TX more than a few times too

[Thaine]

If you are in the Fredricksburg/Johnson City area, there is what looks to be an outstanding Museum of the Pacific War. The Johnson Ranch is now open and lies between the two towns. Well worth the time. We plan to go back with a day to cover the WIP museum.
Thaine