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August 28, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Shelden, E.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2018 —Navy Fire Controlman Edward J. Shelden, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 26, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Shelden was assigned to the 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...

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Jordan, W.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2018 —Navy Seaman 1st Class Wesley V. Jordan, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 8, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Jordan was assigned to the 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...

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (McKissack, H.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2018 —Navy Seaman 1st Class Hale McKissack, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 26, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, McKissack was assigned to the 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...

August 28, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Dorr, C.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2018 —Navy Fireman 2nd Class Carl D. Dorr, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 25, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Dorr was assigned to the 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...

August 27, 2018 No Comments

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Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Blancheri, W.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2018 —Navy Reserve Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class William H. Blancheri, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 14, 2018. In November 1943, Blancheri was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an...

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Miles, A.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2018 —Navy Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Archie T. Miles, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 26, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Miles was assigned to the 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,...

August 27, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (McKeeman, B.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2018 —Navy Fireman 1st Class Bert E. McKeeman, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 13, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, McKeeman was assigned to the 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...

August 27, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Kane, A.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2018 —Navy Fireman 1st Class Albert U. Kane, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 9, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Kane was assigned to the 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...

August 23, 2018 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Eberhardt, E.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2018 —Navy Machinist's Mate 1st Class Eugene K. Eberhardt, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 3, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Eberhardt was assigned to the 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,...

August 22, 2018 No Comments

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Airman Killed During Vietnam War Accounted For (Kibbey, R.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2018 —Air Force Col. Richard A Kibbey, killed in the Vietnam War, was accounted for on August 6. On Feb. 6, 1967, Kibbey was a member of Detachment 5, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, when he, along with three other service members, were crew members of an HH-3E helicopter on a rescue and recovery mission over North Vietnam. After rescuing the...