ACCOUNTED FOR |
NAME Vernon Paul Keaton |
NICKNAME Buck |
SERVICE NUMBER 309484 |
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UNIT Marine Detachment USS Oklahoma |
HOME OF RECORD 909 Avenue M Lubbock, TX |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Amanda Keaton |
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DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1923 at Breckenridge, TX |
ENTERED SERVICE May 30, 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 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 |
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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 |
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HAS Been IDENTIFIED DOD Notice 5 SEPTEMBER 2017
http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1299093/uss-oklahoma-marine-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-keaton/
Great news! Thanks TF – I’ve updated his page.