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Samuel Douglas Nevill, age 33, from Roger Mills County Strong City, Oklahoma .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Body not recovered
Source: National Archives, Sayre Sun (1941)
Harvey Christopher Herber, age 33, from Pierce County Tacoma, Washington .
Parents: Rachel Elizabeth Herber
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Accounted for on July 22, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Herber 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 Herber.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Tacoma Times (1941)
Edward M Winter, age 33, from Lewis County Winlock, Washington .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Longview Daily News (2021)
Joseph J. Parkins, age 33, from Worcester County Worcester, Massachusetts .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destroyer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941), Boston Globe (1941)
John Calvin Greer, age 33, from Los Angeles County Long Beach, California .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941)
John E. Galvin, age 33, from Illinois.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Monday, November 11, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com
Charles C. Fowler, age 33, from Kemp, Texas, Kaufman county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Tuesday, November 5, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Meuse Argonne American
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com
Augusto Finicelli, age 33, from New Castle, Delaware, New Castle county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Sunday, October 13, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com, findagrave.com
John H. Ferguson, age 33, from Meadow, Tennessee, Hawkins county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Sunday, September 29, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: Cloyds Creek, Blount County, Tennessee
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com, findagrave.com
Hugh L. Gibson, age 33, from York County York Beach, Maine .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Monday, March 18, 1918
Death details: Died of disease
Source: Soldiers of the Great War