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NAME Abner Franklin Power |
NICKNAME Li’l Abner |
SERVICE NUMBER 314537 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 508½ Frisco Avenue Clinton, OK |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Louada Venamon |
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| DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1922 at McAlester, OK |
ENTERED SERVICE June 16, 1941 at Oklahoma City, OK |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Abner F. Power was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor.Power’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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While visiting the USS Arizona monument in 2015, I read the names of all those sailors that lost their lives on that day. I committed one to memory and each year I share this individual’s name to honor his sacrifice to our country. Thank you Private Abner Power!