Robert K. Holmes - Accounted For

ACCOUNTED FOR	NAME Robert Kimball Holmes	NICKNAME	SERVICE NUMBER 284571
	UNIT Marine Detachment USS Oklahoma	HOME OF RECORD 181 West Haven Salt Lake City, UT	NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Edward D. Holmes
	DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1922 at Wichita, KS	ENTERED SERVICE May 20, 1940 at Salt Lake City, UT	DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941
	REGION Hawaii	CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor	CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Robert K. Holmes served as a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma. He lost his life when his ship went down at the battle of Pearl Harbor. His remains were recovered, but could not be identified, and Holmes was ultimately buried in a mass grave as an unknown.In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency approved the exhumation of the USS Oklahoma unknowns. PFC Holmes was officially accounted for 9 May 2018.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart	LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class	STATUS OF REMAINS Accounted For DPAA Announcement	MEMORIALS Salt Lake City Cemetery USS Oklahoma Memorial Honolulu Memorial

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