Idaho man who died on the USS Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor attacks now accounted for
Carl Bradley, who died with 428 other crewmen on the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Shelley, Idaho, later this year.
Credit: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Carl Bradley of Shelley, Idaho was killed during the Pearl Harbor attacks on Dec. 1941 while serving on the USS Oklahoma. On Feb. 5, 2021, he was accounted for after rigorous testing. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 3:24 PM MDT May 14, 2021
WASHINGTON D.C., DC After nearly 80 years, an Idaho sailor who died during the Pearl Harbor attacks has been accounted for and will be laid to rest in his hometown later this summer.
By NATHAN HAVENNER | Messenger-Inquirer | Published: May 12, 2021 HAWESVILLE, Ky. (Tribune News Service) Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin D. Young was 21 years old when he was killed during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Now, nearly 80 years later, his remains will be brought home to his native Kentucky and he ll be laid to rest on Saturday. Young, a native of Hawesville, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. The ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft and sustained multiple torpedo hits before capsizing. Young was one of the 429 crewmen to die on board the ship. His nephew, Layman L. Hawkins Jr., said Tuesday that he was contacted by the U.S. Navy about seven years ago, requesting DNA samples from the children of Martin s siblings.
Agency identifies remains of La Porte brothers who died aboard USS Oklahoma
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced it has identified the remains of the Trapp brothers of La Porte who died on the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Harold F. Trapp, 24, and Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class William H. Trapp, 23, were identified as part of an ongoing project to identify all of the remains recovered.
Their remains were identified on November 24, 2020.
The USS Oklahoma was moored at Fort Island in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The attack resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including the Trapp brothers.
By TIM HRENCHIR | The Topeka Capital-Journal | Published: May 4, 2021 TOPEKA, Kan. (Tribune News Service) Testing has identified the remains of a sailor from Rush Center in Rush County who died during the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941. The remains of Navy Fireman 1st Class Harold E. Bates will be buried May 29 in Larned, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced in late April. Bates was accounted for on Feb. 5, that agency said in a news release. It indicated Bates, 27, was among 429 crewmen of the battleship USS Oklahoma who died when it sustained multiple torpedo attacks from Japanese aircraft, causing it to quickly capsize.