Vernon P. Keaton - Accounted For

ACCOUNTED FOR	NAME Vernon Paul Keaton	NICKNAME Buck	SERVICE NUMBER 309484
	UNIT Marine Detachment USS Oklahoma	HOME OF RECORD 909 Avenue M Lubbock, TX	NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Amanda Keaton
	DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1923 at Breckenridge, TX	ENTERED SERVICE May 30, 1941 at Oklahoma City, OK	DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941
	REGION Hawaiian Islands	CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor	CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Vernon P. Keaton was on duty aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma when she was sunk by Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor. He was not seen after the attack, and was declared dead as of 7 December 1941.Keaton’s remains were recovered from the Oklahoma during salvage operations and buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific as unknown. He was identified and accounted for on 24 August 2017
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart	LAST KNOWN RANK Private	STATUS OF REMAINS ACCOUNTED FOR DPAA Announcement	MEMORIALS USS Oklahoma Memorial Honolulu Memorial Lula Cemetery, Lula, OK