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NAME Francis Clayton Mostek |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 282730 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD Dover, ID |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Sophia Mostek |
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| DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1919 at Scotia, NE |
ENTERED SERVICE October 12, 1940 at Seattle, WA |
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 PFC Francis C. Mostek 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. Mostek’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 First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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