Honoring a Hero
The Minnesota National Guard's Military Funeral Honors Team carries Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi's casket during a memorial ceremony held at New Ulm City Cemetery in Minnesota, May 2, 2026. Bianchi was killed Jan. 9, 1945, and his mother received his Medal of Honor June 7, 1945, on his behalf during a ceremony at Fort Snelling, Minn. His remains were unidentified until August 2025.
PHOTO BY:
Army Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh
VIRIN:
260502-Z-DY230-1290.JPG
FULL SIZE:
0.91 MB
CAMERA
N/A
LENS
N/A
APERTURE
N/A
No camera details available.
IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN
Read More
This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release.
If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit.
Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other
DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at
https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations,
which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and
trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings
regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.