Video: 'Tomb of The Unknown Soldier WWI Archival'

(Friday November 11, 1921; Armistice Day) — Three years to the day after an Armistice ended what was then called The Great War, the remains of an unidentified American service member brought back from France were interred today in a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia during a ceremony presided over by President Warren G. Harding.

Video: 'Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknowns - November 11, 1921'

Admiral of the Fleet Lord David Beatty, acting on behalf of Britain’s King George V, also placed the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom’s highest military decoration, on the flag-draped casket.