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] Harding also demanded an apology from the Turkish government. He got both. After a formal apology by the Turkish government, Dilboy's remains were collected and a Turkish guard of honor delivered his casket — draped once again in an American flag — to an American landing party in Smyrna. His remains were taken aboard the USS Litchfield and returned to the United States for their final resting place. On November 12, 1923, he was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, where his gravestone proclaims his Medal of Honor status. Dilboy's fascinating incidences continued after his death into World War II, the 1990's and as late as 2005. Dilboy had the distinction of being honored by three U.S. Presidents, Woodrow Wilson, who signed the authorization awarding the Medal of Honor, Warren G. Harding, who brought him back to Arlington National Cemetery and Calvin Coolidge, former Governor of Massachusetts, who presided at his final burial. Writer Eddie Brady, who believes Dilboy could have been America's Winston Churchill, has written a story retelling Dilboy's life in the book titled, Georgie! My Georgie!. In 2005 efforts to re-name the Dilboy Stadium in honor of local politician, the late state Senator Charlie Shannon, stirred the wrath of those who honor the memory of the World War I hero, Dilboy, the renaming was scratched when it was rejected by veterans, family members and citizens alike, including Charlie Shannon's widow.[]
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