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News 2 | Dec. 9, 2024

Pearl Harbor sailor laid to rest in Albuquerque after being identified

By Marilyn Upchurch, KRQE News 13

A Michigan sailor who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor was laid to rest on Friday at the Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque with full military honors. “We will continue this effort until every single service member is identified and brought back so we’ll leave nobody behind,” said Rear Admiral Michael Van Poots with the Undersea Warfighting Development Center.

It was an emotional farewell, eight decades in the making, honoring 23-year-old John Cuthbert Auld. He was a Seaman 2nd class who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Oklahoma.

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