Pearl Harbor survivor from E. Tennessee finally identified
He was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. It took 79 years, but he's finally coming home to East Tennessee The Johnson City native was just 21 years old when the battleship USS Oklahoma was attacked, killing him and 428 other crewmen. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 11:22 PM EDT May 13, 2021 JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — An East Tennessee sailor who was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has finally been identified and will be laid to rest in his hometown. Navy Fireman 1st Class Paul E. Saylor of Johnson City was only 21 on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. ...