The remains of more than 338 sailors and Marines have been identified after they died when the USS Oklahoma sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor 79 years ago
Experts identify hundreds of U.S. military personnel killed at Pearl
02 Jun 2021, 05:22 GMT+10
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska: Following six years of forensic work, the remains of more than 338 U.S. sailors and Marines have been identified after they died when the USS Oklahoma sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor 79 years ago.
The work to identify the dead was performed by experts at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
The project sought to identify 388 members of the military who went missing when the USS Oklahoma capsized during the attack on December 7, 1941. Following six years, the remains of 338 have been identified.
Remains identified of Coldwater sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
The Lima News
In this Dec. 7, 1941, file photo, part of the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma is seen at right as the battleship USS West Virginia, center, as it begins to sink after suffering heavy damage, while the USS Maryland, left, is still afloat in Pearl Harbor.
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. The remains of more than 300 sailors and Marines who died when the USS Oklahoma sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor 79 years ago have been identified thanks to the work of experts at Offutt Air Force Base.
Among those identified was Robert Edward Bailey, 21, of Coldwater, according to a story in the Celina Daily Standard.