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Battles, Ralph Curtis
Navy Fireman 2nd class

Ralph Curtis Battles, age 25, from Boaz, Alabama.

Parents: Leonard Evan Battles

Service era: World War II
Military history: Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Died aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for Feb. 12. 2021
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Laurie, Johnnie Cornelius
Navy Mess attendant 1st class

Johnnie Cornelius Laurie, age 35, from Bessemer, Alabama, Jefferson county.

Parents: Annie Belle White

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Remains accounted for July 2, 2019

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Furr, Tedd McKinley
Navy Chief carpenter’s mate

Tedd McKinley Furr, age 39, from Chickasaw, Alabama, Mobile county.

Parents: Minnie Furr

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for November 5, 2020

Source: National Archives, Department of Defense

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