Historical Note: The Unknown WWI Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery: On October 22, 1921, one Unknown from four American military cemeteries (Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne, Somme and St. Mihiel Cemeteries) was selected from among the Unknowns  “which represented the remains of soldiers of which there was absolutely not the slightest indication as to name, rank, organization or date of death.”  (from Quartermaster report that can be read at:  http://www.qmfound.com/soldier_unknown.htm) The four Unknowns were disinterred and brought to the town hall in Chalons-sur-Marne (today Chalons-en-Champagne) where they were given full military honors. One of the pallbearers, Sergeant Edward F. Younger – a decorated infantryman – was asked to place a white rose on one of the caskets in the town hall. Once the selection process was completed, the three remaining Unknowns were brought to the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and interred in Plot G, Row 1, Grave numbers 1, 2, and 3 (also from Quartermaster report). Each of their graves is marked with:  “Here rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God”. They, along with all the other Unknown Soldiers of all wars, found the chance of battle to be doubly against them. They were fated to die and lose even their names in addition to their lives.