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FILE - In this May 24, 1943 file photo, the capsized battleship USS Oklahoma is lifted out of the water at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed . more > By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times - Sunday, March 14, 2021
The Department of Defense has officially accounted for two U.S. Navy sailors whose battleship was sunk during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that resulted in America’s entry into World War II.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recently confirmed that they had identified Navy Seaman 2nd Class Michael Malek, 17, and Navy Signalman 3rd Class Austin H. Hesler, 21, who had been assigned to the battleship Oklahoma at the time of the attack.