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, November 7, 2022

Remains of USS Oklahoma Sailor Edward E. Casinger to Be Buried

Fron November 4, 2022, KSN, NBC News

Edward C. Casinger was just twenty years old when he lost his life on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.  Now, 81 years later, his remains will be buried with full military honors.

He was born in Manhattan, Kansas,  on May 12, 1920, and enlisted in the Navy as an apprentice seaman on July 9, 1940, in St. Louis, Missouri.  He eventually rose to the rank of Fireman 2nd Class by late fall 1941.

He lost his life on the USS Oklahoma.  When the ship was finally uprighted in 1944, only the remains of 35 of the 429 dead could be indentified.  He was among them and buried as an"Unknown."

His remains were accounted for  October 1, 2021, through the work of the DPAA and will be buried on Noevember 19, 2022, at Arlington National Cemetery.

--GreGen


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