ARCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — More than 80 years after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, a sailor killed in the attack is being laid to rest in his hometown of Arcola. Charles Darling Brown was one of 2,400 Americans killed in the attack that led the U.S. to formally enter World War II. When his remains […]
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Keith Tipsword, who was aboard the USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor, is among dozens of Pearl Harbor veterans who have been identified and brought home to be reburied with loved ones.