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.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Private Vernon P. Keaton, USMC-- Part 1
From Find-A-Grave
Private Vernon Paul "Buck" Keaton
Born May 23, 1923 in Texas. Died December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor.
Service # 309484.
Entered service from Oklahoma on 30 May 1941 and was serving with the Marine detachment on the USS Oklahoma.
Before the recent identification he had been buried in Row 4.
----GreGen
Labels:
cemeteries,
Marines,
Oklahoma,
Pearl Harbor,
Texas,
USMC,
USS Oklahoma
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