To identify Bradley's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.
Agency identifies remains of La Porte brothers who died aboard USS Oklahoma
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced it has identified the remains of the Trapp brothers of La Porte who died on the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Harold F. Trapp, 24, and Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class William H. Trapp, 23, were identified as part of an ongoing project to identify all of the remains recovered.
Their remains were identified on November 24, 2020.
The USS Oklahoma was moored at Fort Island in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The attack resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including the Trapp brothers.
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Thursday announced that Navy Fireman 1st Class Harold E. Bates, 27, of Rush Center, killed at Pearl Harbor during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 5.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Bates was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Bates.
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