Tag: from Kentucky killed at Pearl Harbor

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Rose, Chester Clay
Navy Boatswain’s mate 1st class

Chester Clay Rose, age 25, from Winchester, Kentucky, Clark county.

Parents: Joseph D. Rose

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Lexington Herald (1943)

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Steely, Ulis Claud
Navy Machnist’s mate 1st class

Ulis Claud Steely, age 25, from Corbin, Kentucky, Whitley county.

Spouse: Dorothy Wilhemina Steely

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for on Oct. 15, 2018

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Louisville Courier Journal (1941)

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Sutton, George Woodrow
Navy Storekeeper 1st class

George Woodrow Sutton, age 28, from Russell, Kentucky, Greenup county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Cincinnati Enquirer (1942)

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Tapp, Lambert Ray
Navy Gunner’s mate 3rd class

Lambert Ray Tapp, age 23, from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Mercer county.

Parents: Leighman A. Tapp

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, family, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Kentucky Post and Times Star (1941)

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Walther, Edward Alfred
Navy Fire controlman 3rd class

Edward Alfred Walther, age 19, from Covington, Kentucky, Kenton county.

Parents: Helen Walther Leach

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Cincinnati Post (1941)

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Watkins, Lenvil Leo
Navy Fireman 2nd class

Lenvil Leo Watkins, age 22, from Louisville, Kentucky, Jefferson county.

Parents: Robert Albert Watkins

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Kentucky Post and Times Star (1942)

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Whitt, William Byron
Navy Gunner’s mate 3rd class

William Byron Whitt, age 22, from Royalton, Kentucky, Magoffin county.

Parents: Bal Whitt

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives

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Phillips, James William
Navy Seaman 1st class

James William Phillips, age 20, from Jefferson County Louisville, Kentucky .

Parents: Grace Augustus

Service era: World War II
Schools: Southern Junior High

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Utah

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Louisville Courier Journal (1941)

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Crowe, Cecil Thomas
Navy Gunner’s mate 2nd class

Cecil Thomas Crowe, age 26, from Saint Matthews, Kentucky, Jefferson county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Allison, Hal Jake
Navy Fireman 2nd class

Hal Jake Allison, age 21, from Paducah, Kentucky, McCracken county.

Parents: Henry Neal and Opal M. Allison

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for October 14, 2021
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Owensboro Messenger (1950)