From the December 21, 2022, WTRF (West Virginia) "West Virginia sailor in World War II on USS Oklahoma accounted for."
The Defense Department POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Donald R. McCloud, 21, of Monaville, West Virginia, killed during WW II, was accounted for on September 23, 2022.
On December 7, 1941, McCloud was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, moored in Pearl Harbor when the attack came. The ship sustained multiple torpedo hits which caused her to quickly capsize.
The attack resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Don McCloud who was listed originally as MIA, but later declared dead. His remains were found, but could not be identified until recently.
To identify his remains, dental records and anthropological evidence were used. Additionally there was DNA analysis.
He will be buried June 24, 2023, in Dingess, West Virginia.
--GreGen
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