From the Dec. 12, 2012, Henderson (Ky) Gleaner "Jenkins: Seaman joins shipmates on submerged USS Arizona" by Judy Jenkins.
Former seaman 1st class Wallace Frank Quillin's remains were returned to his former ship exactly 71 years after it was destroyed Dec. 7, 1941. He was on shore leave so he could attend church services, however, that fateful day.
Mr. Quillin died December 6, 2006, and his ashes were stored until now and a team of dicers placed his ashes on his ship.
After the attack, he was assigned to the USS Neosho at Pearl Harbor.
He was one of only 111 survivors when the Neosho was sunk at the Battle of Coral Sea.
--GreGen
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.
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