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.

Friday, June 18, 2021

USS Oklahoma Unknowns: John F. Middleswart and Floyd D. Helton

**  June 8, 2021, DVIDS:  "Pfc Middleswart Funeral "

U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class John F. Middleswart, a native of San Diego, California,  will be laid to rest for the final time on June 8 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.

He was serving on the USS Oklahoma on December 7, 1941, when the attack came.  His identity was discovered  on February 4, 2021.

**  June 18, 2021, AP News

The remains of Navy Seaman 2nd Class Floyd D. Helton, 18, of Somerset, Kentucky, have been identified.

He was on the USS Oklahoma on December 7, 1941, and one of the 429 who died.

His remains will be buried  in Burnside, Kentucky, on July 31.

--GreGen


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