Remains of North Dakota man lost to Pearl Harbor bombings
WEB2 days ago · The national Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency confirmed that Edward D. Johnson of Hurdsfield, North Dakota, was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma during the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
New USS Oklahoma submarine to be named after ship sunk at …
WEBJun 4, 2024 · The new USS Oklahoma will be a Virginia Class, Fast Attack Nuclear Submarine, which has a crew of 132 sailors and 18 officers. It carries both Tomahawk Missiles and MK-48 torpedoes and has advanced stealth capabilities to make it virtually undetectable in water, according to the governor's announcement.
Accounting of unknowns from USS Oklahoma ends with reburial …
WEBDec 8, 2021 · FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The six-year project to identify the remains of unknown sailors and Marines who died aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 7, 1941, surprise attack on Oahu officially...
DOD Identifies Most Remains of Those Killed on USS Oklahoma
WEBSep 17, 2021 · The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified most of those killed on the USS Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941. Between June and November 2015, personnel...
Remains of USS Oklahoma sailor identified - Gazette-Tribune
WEBSep 3, 2024 · CHIMACUM — The remains of Ralph Keil, a Chimacum High School football player who died on the USS Oklahoma during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, will finally be laid to rest at the Tahoma National Cemetary after remaining unidentified for 78 years.
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Wikipedia
WEBUSS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada -class battleship built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation for the United States Navy, notable for being the first American class of oil-burning dreadnoughts. Commissioned in 1916, the ship served in World War I as a part of Battleship Division Six, protecting Allied convoys on their way across the Atlantic.
Navy Lays Keel for Future USS Oklahoma (SSN 802)
WEBAug 2, 2023 · The future USS Oklahoma will be the 29th Virginia Class Submarine and the first Block V submarine. It is the second Navy vessel, and the first submarine, to be named for the state of Oklahoma.
101-year-old who served on USS Oklahoma returns to Pearl Harbor …
WEBDec 6, 2021 · HONOLULU (AP) — When Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor, U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell first sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma. But a split-second decision on that December morning 80 years ago changed his mind, and likely saved his life.
Project reaches goal for identifying soldiers killed on USS Oklahoma
WEBJun 6, 2021 · Officials have identified 86% of the sailors and Marines who died on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor, surpassing the project’s original 80% goal.
How DNA Solved One of the Final Mysteries of Pearl Harbor
WEBDec 4, 2021 · Nearly half the crew of the USS Oklahoma was buried in unknown graves — until the military found a pioneering way to decipher a forensic puzzle.