When we visited Hyde Park with my Dad in 1982, he casually mentioned that he had been a member of the honor guard for President Roosevelt in 1945. He rode the train from Washington, and accompanied the body to Hyde Park. While we toured the grounds, I noticed this photo, and I believe it may be of my Dad. The detail is a little clearer below. 
The fellow on the right I am fairly sure is Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, and I think that's Dad he is looking at. I'm sure it's a Marine Uniform, and I believe it's Dad- got those distinctive ears..... and he's tall enough. I didn't have time to check through the library to see if there was any official list of folks in the honor guard, maybe one day I will do so. Anyway, it's pretty cool that Dad was a part of history that way, and by revisiting, so am I now.
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