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Jones, Willard Worth
Navy Seaman 1st class

Willard Worth Jones, age 24, from Obion County Hornbeak, Tennessee .

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, The Tennessean (1942)

Beasley, Leland V.
Army Private

Leland V. Beasley, age 24, from Tennessee, Lawrence county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: Air Corps

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Nashville National

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Kennington, Charles Cecil
Navy Seaman 1st class

Charles Cecil Kennington, age 21, from Gibson County Humboldt, Tennessee .

Parents: V.A. Kennington

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

Brooks, William
Navy Seaman 1st class

William Brooks, age 19, from Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, Claiborne county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: United States Navy; Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941. Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma, Accounted for May 19, 2021.

Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

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

Kennington, Milton Homer
Navy Seaman 1st class

Milton Homer Kennington, age 20, from Gibson County Humboldt, Tennessee .

Parents: V.A. Kennington

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, grave marker, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Campbell, William Vane
Navy Seaman 2nd class

William Vane Campbell, age 20, from Elizabethton, Tennessee, Carter county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: United States Navy; Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941

Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for May 9, 2018
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

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

King, Gordon Blane
Navy Seaman 1st class

Gordon Blane King, age 21, from Knox County Knoxville, Tennessee .

Parents: N.T. King

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, Knoxville Journal (1942), Knoxville News Sentinel (1942)

Crim, Warren Harding
Navy Fireman 3rd class

Warren Harding Crim, age 20, from Bristol, Tennessee, Sullivan county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: December 7, 1941. Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for December 11, 2017

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Martin, John Winter
Navy Fireman 3rd class

John Winter Martin, age 20, from Shelby County Memphis, Tennessee .

Parents: Henry K. Martin

Service era: World War II

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

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Commercial Appeal (1942)

Saylor, Paul Edd
Navy Fireman 1st class

Paul Edd Saylor, age 21, from Johnson City, Tennessee, Washington county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for November 24, 2020

Source: National Archives, Department of Defene

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