National Geographic "Hero Lost at Pearl Harbor Comes Home After Years in an Unknown Grave" by Gabe Bullard.
John Charles England was an ensign on the USS Oklahoma and disappeared after returning to his stricken ship to save fellow crew members.
He was one of the 388 Oklahoma Unknowns buried in the Punch Bowl in Hawaii.
Thirty of the Unknowns have been identified so far.
He was featured in the PBS TV show "Pearl Harbor: USS Oklahoma - The Final Story on November 23, 2016.
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Thursday, November 24, 2016
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