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Rendering Military Funeral Honors For WWII Fallen Sailor September 20, 2019
September 14, 2019 - Sailors assigned to Naval Operations Support Center, Wichita, render military funeral honors for Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur Clayton Barrett during a funeral in his hometown of El Dorado, Kansas. Barrett was killed aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37) during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin R. Pacheco) In 2015, the Navy exhumed the unidentified remains of 380 Sailors and Marines lost aboard the Oklahoma, to identify them using DNA analysis so they could be returned to their families. Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy Gifts | U.S. Navy | U.S. Department of Defense Honoring The Fallen | Don't Weep For Me | Remember The Fallen | Tears For Your Fallen | Our Wounded Our Valiant Troops | Americans | We The People | Answering The Call | Veterans | Citizens Like Us | Brave Blue | Our Heroes, America's Best |
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