A native of Ohio, Beoin Corzatt enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1939 and received several promotions until reaching his final rank, Fireman 1st Class in May 1941.
He was only 24 years old when he lost his life on December 7, 1941. The attack on his ship, the USS Oklahoma, resulted in the deaths of 429 crew men, including him.
His remains were recovered from the ship, but after that length of time, could not be identified. The were exhumed in 2015 and using advanced forensics were identified on December 20, 2020. The recovery project has also identified the remains of 354 previous unidentifieds from the Oklahoma.
He will be reburied at the National Cemetery of the Pacific with full military honors.
--GreGen
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