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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 descending Service Branch
CFC Daniel Harris USN
CEM Albert Hayden USN
Sea 2c Harold Head USN
Sea 1c Robert Headington USN
GM 2c William Hellstern USN
Sea 2c Floyd Helton USN
Sea 2c Jimmie Henrichsen USN
Pvt Otis Henry USMC
Sea 2c William Henson USN
EM 1c Harvey Herber USN
GM 1c George Herbert USN
SM 3c Austin Hesler USN
F 1c Denis Hiskett USN
Ens Joseph Hittorff USN
RM 3c Frank Hoag USN
CSK Herbert Hoard USN
Mus 1c Joseph Hoffman USN
F 3c Kenneth Holm USN
Pfc Robert Holmes USMC
F 3c Harry Holmes USN

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