It was acceptable in WWII!
Personally I served in Navy ships. Burial at sea is ok to me. Maybe hard on the family. But men “Go down to the sea in ships”. Sometimes we don’t come home, the ships go down too. Dead is dead.
—”It was acceptable in WWII!”
My career Navy father was returned to the Pacific, at age 91 by the United States Navy.
A survivor of the Yorktown at Midway.
In the early 2000’s there was a backlog of former Sailors awaiting burial at sea. Every time we left San Diego - even for a couple of days - we had a ceremony. I’ve seen my share of ‘Burials Gone Wrong’.
The best was on a Carrier and the steel coffin’s holes were too small - the USMC Honor Guard switched to live rounds to make it sink.
Thank you for your service.