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Authorities identify remains of Kentucky sailor killed in WWII

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18-year-old Navy Seaman 2nd Class Floyd D. Helton was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma. The ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941, and capsized. Officials used DNA as well as dental and anthropological analysis to identify Helton.

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CBS News

Remains of 3 sailors killed during attack on Pearl Harbor identified

All three sailors were assigned to the USS Oklahoma when it was attacked and capsized, resulting in 429 deaths.

3 years ago

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The Hill

Authorities identify remains of Kentucky sailor killed in WWII

Officials with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Wednesday announced that they have discovered the remains of a sailor from Kentucky who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II....

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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NBC News

Remains of sailor killed during World War II identified

Authorities used DNA as well as dental and anthropological analysis to identify Navy Seaman 2nd Class Floyd D. Helton, 18, of Somerset, Kentucky.

3 years ago·United States

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WNKY

Remains of sailor killed during World War II identified

SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — Officials say the remains of a sailor from Kentucky who died in the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Wednesday in a statement that authorities used DNA as well as dental and anthropological analysis to identify 18-year-old Navy Seaman 2nd Class Floyd D. Helton of Somerset. Helton was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma when it was attacked by Japanese ai…

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The National Interest

Why Did America Transport Mustard Gas to Europe in World War II?

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3 years ago·Washington, United States

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anchoragedailyplanet.com

Remains of 3 sailors killed during attack on Pearl Harbor identified

READ: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/remains-pearl-harbor-sailors-identified-floyd-helton-walter-bell-david-tidball/TweetThe post Remains of 3 sailors killed during attack on Pearl Harbor identified appeared first on Anchorage Daily Planet.

3 years ago·Anchorage, United States

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