From the April 8, 2017, Albert Lea (Minnesota) Tribune "A hero comes home" by Colleen Harrison.
Glaydon Iverson of Emmons boarded the USS Oklahoma on September 11, 1941, in San Francisco. He had recently been home on furlough with his parents and family.
After December 7, 1941, his parents, Edwina and Anna received two telegrams from the War Department. The first said that he hadn't been located and the second that his remains had not been found and was presumed dead.
He was the first casualty of the war from the county.
But, recently, the remains of the Oklahoma's unknowns have been dug up and DNA testing has led to the identification of many, including Mr. Iverson.
He will have a funeral on May 27 with full military honors and will be buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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