Sailors from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard and the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Band conduct Military Funeral Honors with Funeral Escort for U.S. Navy Radioman 3rd Class Starring B. Winfield in Section 55 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 9, 2024.
From a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency press release:
On Dec. 7, 1941, Winfield 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 Winfield.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased...