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Aug. 5, 2016

Sailor Killed in World War II Accounted For (Sederstrom)

Navy Ensign Verdi Sederstrom, killed in the attack on the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, has now been accounted for.The USS Oklahoma (BB-37) arrived in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 6, 1940, and spent the next

Aug. 5, 2016

Sailor Killed in World War II Accounted For (Melton)

Navy Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Earl L. Melton , killed in the attack on the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, has now been accounted for.The USS Oklahoma (BB-37) arrived in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 6, 1940,

Aug. 5, 2016

Sailor Killed in World War II Accounted For (Grow)

Navy Seaman 2nd Class Vernon N. Grow, killed in the attack on the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, has now been accounted for.The USS Oklahoma (BB-37) arrived in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 6, 1940, and spent

Aug. 5, 2016

Marine Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For (Johnson)

Marine Corps 1st Lt. Stanley Johnson, missing from the Vietnam War, has now been accounted for. On Dec. 3, 1965, Johnson was the co-pilot of an UH-34D helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter

Aug. 5, 2016

Airman Missing From World War II Accounted For (Ward)

Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert W. Ward, missing from World War II, has now been accounted for.On Dec. 23, 1944, Ward was assigned to the 559th Bombardment Squadron, 387th Bombardment Group, 9th Air

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