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.

Monday, July 26, 2021

Two More USS Oklahoma Unknowns Identified: Charles Hudson and Arnold Nielsen

July 24, 2021, AP  "Pearl Harbor casualty remains identified as California sailor"  AP.

The Defense department POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that the remains of California sailor Petty Officer 1st Class Charles E. Hudson, 39 of Stockton have been identified.  He was on the USS Oklahoma when it capsized.

His remains were identified in December.  Announcement came this late because family members have now all been made aware of it.  His remains will be buried in Honolulu on September 10.

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From the July 25, 2021, Stars and Stripes "World War II sailor gets funeral in Idaho after 80 years" by Joel Mills.

Boatswain's Mate First Class Arnold M. Nielsen died December 7, 1941, on board the USS Oklahoma.  He was from Oakland, California, but was buried at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston Orchards, Idaho.

--GreGen


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