Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack laid to rest in Arizona
The Associated Press
2 days ago
Navy Seaman 1st Class Carl S. Johnson (DPAA)
PHOENIX — An 18-year-old U.S. Navy sailor from Arizona who died at Pearl Harbor was buried with full military honors on Friday after his remains were identified last year, about 80 years after the Japanese attack.
Carl Johnson, a U.S. Navy seaman 1st Class and a Purple Heart recipient, was aboard the USS West Virginia near Hawaii when multiple torpedoes hit the side of the battleship to which he was assigned in 1941. About 100 crewman on the vessel died.
Navy Fireman 2nd Class Albert Renner (DPAA)
Remains of North Dakota sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack identified
The remains of a Navy sailor who was killed during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified and will be returned to his home state of North Dakota.
The Associated Press
Johnson was buried at Greenwood Memory Lawn cemetery in Phoenix with a 21-gun salute and the folding and presentation of the U.S. flag to the family.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/01/17/sailor-killed-in-pearl-harbor-attack-laid-to-rest-in-arizona/
