From the July 18, 2022, WDRB News.
Eighty years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, remains of those killed are still being identified.
James Thomas Cheshire, better known as "Tom," is one of them. He was on the USS Oklahoma at the time. His remains were recovered, but identification could not be made.
Captain Robert McMahon is the director of the Naval Casualties unit and has been busy identifying those who lost their lives and were classified as unknowns.
Cheshire was born in New Hope, Kentucky, then moved to Louisville, where he enlisted in the Navy at age 19 in 1919. He went on to reach the rank of Chief Pharmacist Mate and was serving on the battleship USS Oklahoma.
He was finally identified in 2018, using DNA from family members. He received a full military honor burial Friday, July 22, at Arlington National Cemetery.
Navy Casualties said that there are still 33 USS Oklahoma sailors who remain unidentified, but work will continue until as many as possible are known.
--GreGen
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