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Kelley McKeague, director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) offers condolences to Betty Joe Griffith Price at the conclusion of the funeral service for Griffith's brother, U.S. Navy Radioman 3rd Class Thomas Griffith, in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 21, 2021.
Griffith was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor when it was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941 during World War II. 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 Griffith, who was 20 years old. Griffith remained unidentified until April 21, 2020 when he was accounted for by DPAA. His sister, Betty Joe Griffith Price, received the U.S. flag from her brother’s service.
To read more about the DPAA’s efforts to identify Griffith, please visit:
https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2211828/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-griffith-t/
(U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
| Date Taken: | 05.21.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 05.21.2021 15:54 |
| Photo ID: | 6657452 |
| VIRIN: | 210521-A-IW468-577 |
| Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
| Size: | 11.44 MB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON, VA, US |
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