From the October 1, 2021, Linn County Leader (Missouri) "Laclede native coming home decades after death at Pearl Harbor" by Angie Talken.
Laclede native George Merton Gooch, Petty Officer 3rd Class, died December 7, 1941, on board the battleship USS Oklahoma. His remains have finally been identified and he will be buried October 9 in his home town of Laclede, Missouri.
He was born April 23, 1919, to Linn and Hulda Mae Gooch in Purdin, Missouri, and was a 1939 graduate of Laclede High School. In 1939, he joined the U.S. Navy.
His remains were identified using family DNA.
Welcome Home. --GreGen
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