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Clough, Edward Jay
Navy Gunner’s mate 1st class

Edward Jay Clough from Lancaster County Lincoln, Nebraska .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Died, non-battle

Source: National Archives; Virginia Military Dead database, Library of Virginia Richmond, Omaha World Herald (1943)

Bolan, George P.
Army Staff sergeant

George P. Bolan, age 23, from Lancaster County Lincoln, Nebraska .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed at Hickam Field

Source: National Archives, Omaha World Herald (1943)

Bock, John George Jr.
Navy Seaman 2nd class

John George Jr. Bock, age 18, from Lancaster County Lincoln, Nebraska .

Parents: Mrs. Alfonzo Hudkins and stepfather Gene

Service era: World War II
Schools: Havelock High

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Accounted for on May 19, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Bock was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Bock.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, Lincoln Star (1942), Omaha World Herald (1943)

Blitz, Rudolph
Navy Seaman 1st class

Rudolph Blitz, age 20, from Lancaster County Lincoln, Nebraska .

Parents: Henry Blitz

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for May 21, 2019
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, York Daily Record, Lincoln Star (1941)

Blitz, Leo
Navy Machinists mate 2nd class

Leo Blitz, age 20, from Lancaster County Lincoln, Nebraska .

Parents: Henry Blitz

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard USS Oklahoma. Accounted for May 21, 2019
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Lincoln Star (1941)

Kusel, George C.
Private

George C. Kusel, age 19, from Lancaster County Lincoln, Nebraska .

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Friday, October 4, 1918
Death details: Died of disease

Source: Soldiers of the Great War

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