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

**Mark in Rochester** · 11-02-2012 12:24 PM

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** · 11-02-2012 12:45 PM

Was that LBJ up front?

**Mark in Rochester** · 11-02-2012 10:12 PM

and 1948

Think LBJ matches the bottom picture best

**Bill Hollinger** · 11-03-2012 09:44 PM

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

**Sarge1998** · 11-03-2012 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Bill Hollinger

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** · 11-04-2012 11:58 AM

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** · 11-04-2012 12:24 PM

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

**Bill Hollinger** · 11-04-2012 04:28 PM

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

**Thaine** · 11-05-2012 05:31 PM

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

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