Mourners at Ysmael Villegas' Funeral Procession
Item
Title
Mourners at Ysmael Villegas' Funeral Procession
Identifier
2021.003.074
Type
Image
Description
A photo from Ysmael Villegas' Funeral Procession depicting mourning family members and soldiers paying their respects to the fallen WWII hero as he is prepared and transported for burial. Soldiers are lined up on either side of the casket, which is draped with an American flag. A family member cries as she reads a eulogy for Villegas while standing next to other family members, one of whom is a kid.
Subject
World War II
Mexican American Military Service
U.S. Military
Commemoration
Memorial
Veteran
Spatial Coverage
Inland Empire (Calif.); Riverside (Calif.); Casa Blanca (Calif.); Riverside County (Calif.)
Temporal Coverage
20th Century
Creator
Unknown
Date
1945
Contributor
Riverside County Mexican American Historical Society (RCMAHS)
Format
.jpg
Language
English
Rights
