Windle, Everett Gordon
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Everett Gordon Windle, age 20, from Kansas City, Missouri, Thomas county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: Navy – United States Navy

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: On Dec. 7, 1941, Windle was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Windle. Accounted for in 2019
Cemetery: Accounted For

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency