Burial at sea is the disposal of human remains in the ocean, normally from a ship, boat or aircraft. It is regularly performed by navies, and is done by private citizens in many countries. Burial-at-s
A burial at sea on USS Enterprise, May 19, 2004
Dutch admiral Jacob Mahu being buried at sea in 1598
A British serviceman being buried at sea in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War, 1857
A burial at sea onboard a British ship during the Second Boer War, 1899
Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator,
Burial at sea
…Dick Clark (1929–2012), cremated and ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean Neil Armstrong (1930–2012), cremated, ashes scattered into the Atlantic Ocean from the U.S. Navy cruiser Philippine Sea Robin Williams (1951–2014), cremated the day…
Ensign Neil Armstrong on May 23, 1952
F9F-2 Panthers over Korea, with Armstrong piloting S-116 (left)
Armstrong, 26, as a test pilot at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB, California