Remains of USS Oklahoma sailor who died in Pearl Harbor coming home for burial in OKC

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ARDMORE, Okla. (KFOR) – The U.S. Navy is bringing residence the stays of an Oklahoma sailor who died throughout the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Seaman 1st Course Billy Turner was an Ardmore, Okla., native and sailor aboard the Navy’s USS Oklahoma.

He died all through the Imperial Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.

The Navy arranged for Turner’s continues to be to be buried in the Oklahoma Condition Veterans Cemetery in Oklahoma Town currently, Saturday, June 4.

Turner was born Nov. 18, 1921, in Memphis, Tenn. He grew up in Ardmore, Okla., and enlisted in the Navy in Dallas, Texas, on Jan. 4, 1940.

As a Seasman 1st Class, the 3rd-cheapest enlisted rank in the Navy, Turner’s duties bundled expertise of naval drill obligations, knots, steering and signaling, standing watches and gunnery obligations.

Turner’s service awards and decorations consist of the Purple Coronary heart Medal, Beat Motion Ribbon, Great Carry out Medal, American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet Clasp), Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with Bronze Star), American Marketing campaign Medal and Earth War II Victory Medal.

His remains ended up discovered by Challenge Oklahoma.

Task Oklahoma has so significantly recognized the remains of 355 of the 388 services users who have been unaccounted for just after the assault on Pearl Harbor.

Researchers at Defense POW/MIA Accounting Company (DPAA) labs in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and Offutt Air Pressure Foundation, Omaha, Neb., perform to recognize the remains of sailors from earlier conflicts.

“Remains are determined making use of DNA reference samples from USS Oklahoma family members,” Navy officials reported. “DoD now has a lot more than 84 of expected samples to aid DNA assessment on Oklahoma stays as very well as lots of health-related and dental data from the Oklahoma assistance customers.”