Keywords: 88-188-ab.jpg Sinking Sun Griffith Baily Coale Charcoal circa 1942 NARA 88-188-AB A Marine stands at parade rest on the bow of a PT boat as she moves slowly out to sea from Midway to give decent burial to Japanese fliers shot down on the islands during the battle The red ball of the rising sun is prophetically repeated by the round disc and spreading rays of the sinking sun Charcoal and chalk by Commander Griffith Bailey Coale USNR Official U S Navy Combat Artist 1942 source of image www history navy mil/ac/artist/c/coale/coale2 htm From the collections of the Naval Historical Center USNHC 88-188-AB PD-USN Battle of Midway US forces on Midway Sea burials Charcoal drawings |