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Treece, Otis Arden
Navy Reserves Seaman 2nd class

Otis Arden Treece, age 31, from Sedqwick County Wichita, Kansas .

Parents: A. L. Treece
Spouse: Married

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, October 25, 1944
Death details: Killed in the sinking of the USS Gambier Bay during the Battle of Leyte.

Source: National Archives, The Sun (1944)

Hoofer, Edwin Fay
Navy Seaman 1st class

Edwin Fay Hoofer, age 20, from Sedqwick County Wichita, Kansas .

Parents: Helen Gould

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.

Source: National Arvhies, USSHouston.org, Wichita Beacon (1945)

Bauer, Harold Walter
Navy Reserves Radioman 3rd class

Harold Walter Bauer, age 27, from Wichita, Kansas, Sedqwick county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial

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

Moorhouse, William Starks
Navy Musician 2nd class

William Starks Moorhouse, age 19, from Wichita, Kansas, Sedqwick county.

Parents: Harold M. Moorhouse

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, Wichita Eagle (1942)

Neher, Don Ocle
Navy Electrician’s mate 3rd class

Don Ocle Neher, age 28, from Wichita, Kansas, Sedqwick county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for September 15, 2016

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Wichita Eagle (1942)

Wagoner, Lewis Lowel
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Lewis Lowel Wagoner, age 20, from Wichita, Kansas, Sedqwick county.

Parents: Marion D. Wagoner

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for November 17, 2015

Source: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Wichita Eagle (1942)

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