{
  "id": 16626604,
  "title": "Two Years After World War II Ended, This Ship Brought the Bodies of 6,251 Fallen Service Members Back Home to America",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/two-years-after-world-war-ii-ended-this-ship-brought-the-bodies-of-6",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:07:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/two-years-after-world-war-ii-ended-this-ship-brought-the-bodies-of-6251-fallen-service-members-back-home-to-america-180989740/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The S.S. \"Joseph V. Connolly\" arrived in New York City on October 26, 1947. The caskets stored in its holds contained the remains of privates and three-star generals alike",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}