David Russell (Fox News)HONOLULU – U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma when Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. But a split-second decision changed his mind, and likely saved his life. “I thought, ‘What am I doing down here?’ I was trained to be an anti-aircraft loader,”…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/KFGO) – Nearly 80 years after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor during World War II, the remains of a 22-year-old sailor killed in the attack are returning to Minnesota. Navy Fireman 1st Class Neal Todd of Akeley, Minn. was among 429 sailors killed aboard the USS Oklahoma on December 7th, 1941. Scientists identified Todd’s remains in 2015 using specialized…
MANDAN, N.D. — The remains of a Navy sailor who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified and returned to his home state of North Dakota. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Albert Renner of Mandan was assigned to the battleship U-S-S West Virginia that was hit by two bombs and at least seven torpedoes from Japanese airplanes…
FARGO, N.D. — A Cavalier man who died in the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor is finally coming home. Of all the moments she had with her uncle, Darlene Erichsen says there’s one she can still remember perfectly. “He gave me a piggyback from the depot down to the mailbox and of course our house wasn’t far from…
Calvin Palmer and Wilferd PalmerThe remains of two North Dakota brothers from Minot who were killed during World War II have been identified. The Defense P-O-W / M-I-A Accounting Agency says 23-year-old Calvin Palmer and 21-year-old Wilferd Palmer were among 429 crewmen on the USS Oklahoma who died in the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The remains…
MANKATO, Minn. — Yet another Minnesota family has received confirmation about remains of a loved one killed at Pearl Harbor in 1941. Two surviving siblings of Radioman 2nd Class Quentin Gifford of Mankato were told that DNA tests they had submitted last year confirmed their brother’s identity. Gifford was 22 at the time of his death on the USS Oklahoma….
Lawrence FechoWILLOW CITY, N.D. — The remains of another North Dakota sailor who was killed at Pearl Harbor will soon be coming home for burial. Navy Fireman 1st Class Lawrence Fecho will be buried with full military honors during a service near Willow City on August 13. Fecho was on the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor when the ship was…
FARGO, ND — It’s the day known in United States history as the “date which will live in infamy”. More than 2,400 Americans lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor and for more than 70 years, the identities of 400 servicemen were unknown. But because of new technology and DNA testing, many of those servicemen are able to…
FARGO, ND — For more than 70 years, 400 serviceman killed by the attack on Pearl Harbor were unidentified. One of those servicemen was a sailor from North Dakota and tonight he comes home with a hero’s welcome. Arthur Neuenschwander was 33-years-old when he was aboard the USS Oklahoma, a ship hit by the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Remains…
FESSENDEN, ND — A North Dakota sailor who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor is finally coming home. The remains of Gunners Mate 1st Class Arthur Neuenschwander are scheduled to arrive at the Fargo airport on Wednesday. A public memorial service will be held in Fessenden next Saturday. Neuenschwander was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was docked at…
