from South Dakota killed at Pearl Harbor

Rich, Porter Leigh
Navy Watertender 2nd class

Porter Leigh Rich, age 27, from Kingsbury County Lake Preston, South Dakota .

Parents: Louis L. and Ora Leigh (Rewy) Rich
Spouse: Margaret (Lemkuhl). They married in August 1941 and while on their honeymoon, he was summoned to the USS Oklahoma, which was anchored in San Diego, California. It left for Pearl Harbor in September.
Children: Ronald Rich

Service era: World War II
Schools: Lake Preston High (1931)

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for August 28, 2017

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Black Hills Pioneer (2018)

Henrichsen, Jimmie Lee
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Jimmie Lee Henrichsen, age 24, from Pennington County Rapid City, South Dakota .

Parents: John Henrichsen

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, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Rapid City Journal (1943)

Roesch, Harold William
Navy Seaman 1st class

Harold William Roesch from Lake County Wentworth, South Dakota .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for September 16, 2016

Source: National Archives, Argus Leader (1949)

Rogers, Walter Boone
Navy Fireman 1st class

Walter Boone Rogers, age 22, from Pennington County Rapid City, South Dakota .

Parents: Burt Rogers

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for February 21, 2017

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Rapid City Journal (1942)

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