Remains of USS Oklahoma sailor identified nearly 80 years after Pearl Harbor attack
The Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — About 80 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, a sailor who died during the attacks has had his remains identified.
The remains of Navy Boilermaker 1st Class William E. Blanchard who was killed at Pearl Harbor while serving on the USS Oklahoma, were identified through DNA testing conducted by an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense, the Idaho Statesman reported Wednesday.
Blanchard was 24 when he was aboard the warship, which was struck by multiple torpedoes and capsized.
Since the 1950s, almost 400 sailors and Marines from the ship were buried without identification at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/03/25/remains-of-uss-oklahoma-sailor-identified-80-years-after-pearl-harbor-attack/
