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Smith, Leonard Ferdnay
Navy Metalsmith 1st class

Leonard Ferdnay Smith, age 29, from Albany County Albany, New York .

Spouse: Doris G. Smith

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for April 16, 2020

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Stern, Charles M. Jr.
Navy Reserves Ensign

Charles M. Jr. Stern, age 26, from Albany County Albany, New York .

Parents: Charles M. Stern
Spouse: Joan M. Stern

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for September 24, 2018

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Buffalo Courier Express (1943(

Wade, Howard V.
Navy Reserves Ensign

Howard V. Wade, age 22, from Albany County Albany, New York .

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: Daily News (1941)

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