From the January 8, 2017, Providence Journal "Veterans Journal: USS Oklahoma sailors -- proper military burials 75 years later."
Thirty-five of the 429 sailors and Marines who died aboard the were identified afterwards.
Since most were not recovered until two years later, the bones of the rest were commingled in 61 caskets in 45 graves.
Because of DNA, recently the graves were dug up and examinations made.
As a result, so far, 31 of the 388 have been identified.
This effort began in January 2015.
This is the only right thing to do. Thanks, U.S.A..
--GreGen
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.
Friday, January 27, 2017
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