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fcrowder49 · 11-26-18, 02:42 PM

Although I never served on subs, I am Retired Navy. The Oklahoma lost 429 sailors and Marines. After it was uprighted, the men who were still aboard were buried in approximately 66 common graves in the Punchbowl. In late 2015, the Navy and the Secretary of Defense finally relented in allowing the exhumation of the caskets for the identification of the Oklahoma casualties. As of the start of November 2018, over 170 remains have been identified and released to the crewmember's families including my own family (my uncle died of board). DPAA and the Navy POW/MIA Office hopes to have at least 80% of the casualties identified by 2020.

HMCS(SW/NAC) Fred R Crowder USN(Ret)

11-26-18, 02:42 PM	#13
fcrowder49 Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	USS OKLAHOMA Although I never served on subs, I am Retired Navy. The Oklahoma lost 429 sailors and Marines. After it was uprighted, the men who were still aboard were buried in approximately 66 common graves in the Punchbowl. In late 2015, the Navy and the Secretary of Defense finally relented in allowing the exhumation of the caskets for the identification of the Oklahoma casualties. As of the start of November 2018, over 170 remains have been identified and released to the crewmember's families including my own family (my uncle died of board). DPAA and the Navy POW/MIA Office hopes to have at least 80% of the casualties identified by 2020. HMCS(SW/NAC) Fred R Crowder USN(Ret)