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Smith, John A.
Navy Shipfitter 3rd class

John A. Smith, age 21, from Auglaize County Minster, Ohio .

Parents: John A. Smith
Spouse: Rosetta Leugers Smith

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, Press Gazette (1941)

Williams, Lawrence A.
Navy Reserves Ensign

Lawrence A. Williams, age 27, from Richland County Oxford, Ohio .

Parents: Ruth B. Williams

Service era: World War II
Schools: Miami University graduate

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

Source: National Archives, Dayton Daily News (1941)

Whitson, Ernest Hubert Jr.
Navy Musician 2nd class

Ernest Hubert Jr. Whitson, age 23, from Hamilton County Cincinnati, Ohio .

Parents: Ernest Hubert Whitson Sr.

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)

Thompson, Irven Edgar
Navy Seaman 1st class

Irven Edgar Thompson, age 20, from Wood County North Baltimore, Ohio .

Parents: Mabel Thompson and preceded in death by Ralph Thompson

Service era: World War II
Schools: North Baltimore

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for June 12, 2008

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Tribune (1941)

Summers, Harold Edgar
Navy Signalman 2nd class

Harold Edgar Summers, age 22, from Summit County Akron, Ohio .

Parents: Orlie Edgar Summers

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, Akron Beacon Journal (1944)

Sulser, Frederick Franklin
Navy Gunner’s mate 3rd class

Frederick Franklin Sulser, age 22, from Crawford County Galion, Ohio .

Parents: Franklin Joseph Sulser
Spouse: Engaged to Marily Tweedle

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, Galion Inquirer (2001)

Murphy, James Paul
Navy Seaman 1st class

James Paul Murphy, age 19, from Hamilton County Cincinnati, Ohio .

Parents: Margaret Murphy

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed at Pearl Harbor

Source: National Archives, Cincinnati Enquirer (1942)

Chernek, John
Navy Radioman 3rd class

John Chernek, age 33, from Hamilton County Cincinnati, Ohio .

Parents: Jacob Chernak

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed at Pearl Harbor

Source: National Archives, Cincinnati Enquirer (1942), Los Angeles Daily News (1942)

Steigleder, Lester Leroy
Navy Coxswain

Lester Leroy Steigleder, age 20, from Hamilton County Cincinnati, Ohio .

Parents: Andrew Steigleder

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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