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Azle High School is now home to a unique piece of World War II history thanks in part to an ambitious and caring senior there. At a dedication ceremony at the campus, a piece of the USS Arizona that was sunk at Pearl Harbor was put on permanent display.

Families urge using new DNA tech to ID Pearl Harbor unknowns Sign In AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14Teri Mann Whyatt displays photos of her uncle, William Edward Mann, who died on the USS Arizona during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, at her home Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Newcastle, Wash. In recent years, the U.S. military has taken advantage of advances in DNA technology to identify the remains of hundreds of sailors and Marines who died in the 1941 b...

A guitar player, he picked up the ukulele while stationed in Hawaii. Hes been presumed dead since December 7, 1941, when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor and set off a massive explosion that sank his battleship, the USS Arizona, launching the US into World War II. William Edward Mann was killed in the Pearl Harbour attack during WWII.(AP) READ MORE: Now, his niece is among some families of crew members who are demanding the US military take advantage of advances in DNA technology to identify...