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Christiansen, Edward Lee
Navy Baker 3rd class

Edward Lee Christiansen, age 20, from Columbus, Kansas, Cherokee county.

Parents: Carl E. Christiansen

Service era: World War II

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

Source: National Archives, Wichita Eagle (1942)

Davis, Milton Henry
Navy Seaman 1st class

Milton Henry Davis, age 21, from Holton, Kansas, Jackson county.

Parents: Walter F. Davis

Service era: World War II

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

Source: National Archives, Wichita Eagle (1942)

Dean, Lyle Bernard
Navy Coxswain

Lyle Bernard Dean, age 21, from Kingman, Kansas, Kingman county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. His brother Seaman 2nd Class James E. Dean later went down on a criser in the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Wichita Beacon (1944)

Gager, Roy Arthur
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Roy Arthur Gager, age 19, from Topeka, Kansas, Shawnee county.

Parents: Herman Noah Gager

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, Wichita Eagle (1942)

Gibson, Billy Edwin
Navy Seaman 1st class

Billy Edwin Gibson, age 20, from Atchison, Kansas, Atchison county.

Parents: Clara Gibson

Service era: World War II
Schools: Effingham High

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, Atchison Daily Globe (1942)

Haden, Samuel William
Navy Coxswain

Samuel William Haden, age 24, from Clay Center, Kansas, Clay county.

Parents: J.G. Haden

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, Hutchinson News (1942)

Hampton, J. D.
Navy Fireman 1st class

J. D. Hampton, age 24, from Meade, Kansas, Meade 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

Hays, William Henry
Navy Storekeeper 3rd class

William Henry Hays, age 22, from Hugoton, Kansas, Stevens county.

Parents: M.W. Hays

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, findagrave.com, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Parsons Sun (1941)

Heavin, Hadley Irvin
Navy Fireman 1st class

Hadley Irvin Heavin, age 23, from Baxter Springs, Kansas, Cherokee county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS West Virginia. Accounted for on Sept. 17, 2019

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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