Remains of unaccounted for Oklahoma WWII sailor identified
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December 2, 2018
GARBER, Okla. (AP) — The remains of a U.S. sailor from Oklahoma unaccounted for since the battleship USS Oklahoma was sunk at Pearl Harbor almost 77 years ago have been identified.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Monday that the remains of 21-year-old Navy Fireman 1st Class Leonard R. Geller of Garber were accounted for on Jan. 9.
Geller was assigned to the Oklahoma when it was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The battleship capsized resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Geller.
The remains of the ship's deceased crew were initially interred in Hawaii....
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