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Oklahoma

Ship Designation: 
BB-37
Date Lost: 
Sunday, December 7, 1941
Multiple Air Attacks at Pearl Harbor
Three torpedo hits occurred to Oklahoma soon after the attack commenced. As ship began to capsize, two more torpedoes struck; as men abandoned ship Japanese planes dove in for strafing runs. Oklahoma rolled over with mast touching the bottom of the harbor. ... 415 killed during the attack and 32 others were wounded. Many crew members were trapped in the overturned battleship surviving in pockets of air until rescuers could cut access holes in the bottom of the ship to rescue them; a total of 32 survivors were ultimately saved.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 429

Namesort ascending Service Branch
Pvt Vernon Keaton USMC
Sea 1c John Karli USN
F 1c Albert Kane USN
Sea 2c Thomas Jurashen USN
Lt Julian Jordan USN
Sea 1c Wesley Jordan USN
MM 1c Fred Jones USN
Sea 2c Charles Jones USN
Matt 3c Jerry Jones USN
F 1c Jim Johnston USN
F 1c Edward Johnson USN
F 1c Billy Johnson USN
Sea 1c Joseph Johnson USN
Sea 2c Charles Johannes USN
GM 3c Jesse Jenson USN
RM 3c Theodore Jensen USN
F 3c Kenneth Jayne USN
F 3c George Jarding USN
Sea 2c Challis James USN
F 3c Herbert Jacobson USN

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Prepared by CAPT R.O. Strange USN (Ret.)