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December 14, 2018 No Comments

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Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Dye, K.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2018 — Army Pfc. Karl L. Dye, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on Dec. 3, 2018. In July 1950, Dye was a member of Battery B, 52nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations against North Korean (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) forces, near Taejon, South Korea. According to a witness, he was seriously wounded by...

December 14, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Sadlowski, R.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2018 — Navy Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Roman W. Sadlowski, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 4, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Sadlowski 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...

December 11, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (McCabe, E.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2018 — Navy Water Tender 1st Class Edwin B. McCabe, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 26, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, McCabe 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...

December 11, 2018 No Comments

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2018 — Navy Seaman 2nd Class John C. Auld, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 15, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Auld 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...

December 6, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Thompson, G.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2018 — Navy Seaman 2nd Class George A. Thompson, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 29, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Thompson 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...

November 30, 2018 No Comments

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Fulmer, F.)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2018 — Army Pvt. Floyd A. Fulmer, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 27, 2018. In November 1944, Fulmer was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 14, 1944, after fierce combat in the Raffelsbrand sector of the Hürtgen Forest, near the village of...

November 28, 2018 No Comments

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Wilder, H.)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2018 — Army Pvt. Harry W. Wilder, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 26, 2018. In November 1944, Wilder was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 14, 1944, after fierce combat in the Raffelsbrand sector of the Hürtgen Forest, near the village of...

November 27, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Sampson, K.)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2018 — Navy Seaman 1st Class Kenneth H. Sampson, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 16, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Sampson 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...

November 26, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Lawson, W.)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2018 — Navy Fireman 3rd Class Willard I. Lawson, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 27, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Lawson 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...

November 20, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Marine Accounted For From World War II (Gaver, H.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted for from World War II, are those of Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Harry H. Gaver, Jr., 24, of Annapolis, Maryland. Gaver was accounted for Jan. 26, 2017. On Dec. 7, 1941, Gaver was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the...