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Gabriele, Angelo Michael
Navy Fireman 1st class

Angelo Michael Gabriele, age 21, from Burlington County Trenton, New Jersey .

Parents: Maria Gabriele

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: On September 13, 2018, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Fireman First Class Angelo Michael Gabriele, missing from World War II. Fireman First Class Gabriele, who joined the U.S. Navy from New Jersey, was aboard the USS West Virginia (BB-43) during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was killed during the incident, and although his remains were recovered in the aftermath of the attack, they could not be identified at the time. F1 Gabriele was buried as an “unknown” at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In 2015, advances in forensic technology prompted the reexamination and eventual identification of F1 Gabriele’s remains.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Hittorff, Joseph Parker Jr.
Navy Ensign

Joseph Parker Jr. Hittorff, age 25, from Camden County Westmont, New Jersey .

Parents: Joseph P. Hittorff

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for November 19, 2015

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Bishop, Wesley Horner Jr.
Navy Reserves Radioman 3rd class

Wesley Horner Jr. Bishop, age 21, from Burlington County Moorestown, New Jersey .

Parents: Margaret F. Bishop

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Wyoming.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Morning Post (1943)

Burdette, Ralph Warren
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Ralph Warren Burdette, age 20, from Somerset County Plainfield, New Jersey .

Parents: Harry S. Burdette

Service era: World War II

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

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Courier News (1942)

Jenkins, Robert H.
Marines Sergeant

Robert H. Jenkins, age 22, from Morris County Wharton, New Jersey .

Parents: Katherine (Miller) and Robert Jenkins
Spouse: Married
Children: Bobbie Ann, 2; Dorothy May, two weeks

Service era: World War II
Schools: Meyers High

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

Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1942)

Lucey, Neil Jermiah
Navy Seaman 1st class

Neil Jermiah Lucey, age 20, from Hudson County Jersey City, New Jersey .

Parents: Timothy Lucey

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, Central New Jersey Home News (1943)

Rowe, Eugene Joseph
Navy Seaman 1st class

Eugene Joseph Rowe, age 21, from Camden County Oaklyn, New Jersey .

Parents: Eugene B. Rowe

Service era: World War II
Schools: Collingswood 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, Philadelphia Inquirer (1942)

Ryan, Edmond Thomas
Navy Yeoman 3rd class

Edmond Thomas Ryan, age 21, from Burlington County Trenton, New Jersey .

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

Savidge, John Edwin
Navy Seaman 1st class

John Edwin Savidge, age 20, from Union County Roselle, New Jersey .

Parents: John Lewis Savidge

Service era: World War II

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

Source: National Archives

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