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Ohio Navy vet who died aboard USS Oklahoma during attack on Pearl Harbor coming home for burial
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and last updated 2021-08-03 17:55:24-04
ZANESVILLE, Ohio â A Navy veteran from Ohio who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor 79 years ago will return home for burial on Aug. 11.
Seaman 1st Class Russell Roach was born in Kansas City, Missouri on Jan. 27, 1924 but his hometown was Zanesville, Ohio.
Roach enlisted in the Navy in August of 1940 at the age of 16. Just over a year later, the young seaman was on duty aboard the USS Oklahoma, which was based at Pearl Harbor for patrol and exercises.
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