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World War II Valor in the Pacific
USS Arizona Interments

USS Arizona Survivors (December 7, 1941)
Interred on the USS Arizona


Name Rate/Rank Status
1. S.M. Teslow GM2c 1982
2. D.H. Millikin Sea2c 1984
3. W.J. Peil BM2c 1988
4. R.L. Pitz Sea1c 1989
5. H.E. Oliphant GM3c 1990
6. G.S. Flanagan, Jr. Ens 1992
7. L.R. Cornelius Sea2c 1992
8. P.H. Egan FC3c 1993
9. G.L. Nelson, Jr. Sea2c 1993
10. H.W. Gaut Sea1c 1995
11. N.W. Coplin Sea1c 1996
12. J.W. Green GM3c 1996
13. F.M. Campbell Ens 1996
14. D.H. Starks MM1 1999
15. F.M. Falge Lt 2000
16. L.P. Robinson Sea1c 2000
17. E.H. Pecotte GM2c 2001
18. J.L. Lawson GM3c 2001
19. G.D. Phraner, Jr. Ammic 2001
20. W.E. Jeffers Sea1c 2003
21. R.A. Lott Sea1c 2003
22. J.H. Garfield Ens 2004
23. A.F. Czarnecki MM1c 2004
24. N.B. Chapman Sea2c 2004
25. C.S. Combs Sea1c 2005
26. H.R. Strong Cox 2005
27. K.E. Edmondson Cox 2005
28. H.L. Fitch Ens 2005
29. A. Guna BM1c 2006
30. M.A. Ramsdell Ens 2007
31. J.E. Cory PFC 2008
32. C.W. Guerin Jr. S1c 2008

SUMMARY:

(1) There were a total of 334 survivors of the USS Arizona sinking.

(2) Only USS Arizona survivors can be interred on the USS Arizona; Pearl Harbor survivors can have their ashes scattered over Pearl Harbor.

(3) The memorial service and interment of deceased USS Arizona Survivors is conducted on the USS Arizona Memorial. The service includes a committal service, interment, rifle salute, TAPS, flag presentation, and plaque presentation.

(4) The urns of the deceased are placed in the well of barbette no. four.

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Unlike the battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam, the story of Pearl Harbor is alive in the memories of those who witnessed the attack. The Pearl Harbor survivors who volunteer at the USS Arizona Memorial tell their story to the public; they truly are living history.

Last Updated: January 13, 2009 at 17:35 EST