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September 11, 2019 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Woods, L.)

Navy Fireman 1st Class Lawrence E. Woods, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 29, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) On Dec. 7, 1941, Woods was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits,...

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Webb, J.)

Navy Fireman 1st Class James C. Webb, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 29, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) On Dec. 7, 1941, Webb was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits,...

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Nielsen, A.)

Navy Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Arnold M. Nielsen, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 8, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) On Dec. 7, 1941, Nielsen was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo...

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Day, F.)

Navy Chief Water Tender, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 29, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) On Dec. 7, 1941, Day was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it...

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Artley, D.)

Navy Quartermaster 2nd Class Daryle E. Artley, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 30, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) On Dec. 7, 1941, Artley was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits,...

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Marine Accounted For From Korean War (Crawford, G.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Grady J. Crawford, 21, of Dallas, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for May 17, 2019. (This identification was initially published July 11, 2019.) In late November 1950, Crawford was a member of Battery M, 4th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, serving in North Korea. He was last seen...

September 9, 2019 No Comments

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Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Crisp, G.)

Army 1st Lt. George S. Crisp, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Sept. 3, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In late 1950, Knight was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in intense fighting with the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces at Sinhung-ri, near the Chosin...

September 9, 2019 No Comments

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Airman Accounted For From World War II (Nagy, S.)

Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Steve Nagy, killed during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 3, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In the summer of 1944, Nagy was a member of the 407th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy,) 92d Bombardment Group (Heavy,) 40th Combat Bombardment Wing, 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force. On Aug. 24, 1944, a B-17G...

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Givens, J.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today Army Pfc. Jacob W. Givens, 30, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, was accounted for on June 17, 2019. (This identification was initially published June 20, 2019.) In October 1944, Givens was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division which was engaged against enemy forces in the Raffelsbrand sector of the Hürtgen Forest,...

September 9, 2019 No Comments

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Marine Accounted For From World War II (Kocopy, M.)

Marine Corps Pfc. Michael Kocopy, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 27, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In November 1943, Kocopy was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll...