Leslie Delles, of St. Charles, was 21 years old when he was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Nearly 80 years later, Delles remains have been identified by the use of DNA technology, and in October of this year, he ll receive a formal burial in California, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Delles was an Electrician s Mate 3rd Class aboard the USS Oklahoma. In doing a little research on the USS Oklahoma, I found out that the ship was hit by multiple torpedoes, causing it to capsize, resulting in the deaths of 429 crew members.
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The remains of a Navy sailor from Illinois killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 have been identified after nearly 80 years of being missing, according to the Defense Department.
Navy Soldier Killed In Pearl Harbor Identified As St. Charles Man - St. Charles, IL - Leslie Delles, who was 21 when he died in 1941, was finally identified using DNA sampling after he was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor.