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.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

USS Oklahoma Unknown from Alabama Identified

From March 11, 2024, WAFF 48 (Alabama)  "Remains of WW II veteran from Rogersville identified."

Navy Seaman 2nd Class Cecil Thornton was accounted for in April 2019 but his family only received the news.  He was aboard the USS Oklahoma on the day of the attack which left 429 crewmen dead.  He was one of them.

He was from Rogersville, Alabama, and that is where he will be buried.

--GreGen


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