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NAME James Francis McCarrens |
NICKNAME Lick |
SERVICE NUMBER 274786 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 1105 LaFayette Street Ottawa, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Margaret McCarrens |
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| DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1916 at Ottawa, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE September 25, 1939 at Chicago, IL |
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 Corporal James F. McCarrens 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. McCarrens’ 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 Corporal |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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