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.

Sunday, September 4, 2022

USS Oklahoma Sailor to be Buried at Arlington National Cemetery: Herbert Barney Jacobson

From News 8 ABC Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Savannah Sinclair.

Herbert Barney Jacobson, who died aboard the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, is set to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, September 13.

He was born  October 9, 1920, in Illinois and served on the Oklahoma as a Fireman 3rd Class.

Navy Firemen were  part of the Engine Roon Force, Artificer Branch.  They were responsible for standing engineering watches and performing mibor maintenance repairs.

He was just 21 years old when he lost his life.

--GreGen


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