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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Magers, H.)

Release No: 21-010 Feb. 2, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class Howard S. Magers, 18, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2020.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Magers was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Magers.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa or call ++(703) 699-1420++/1193.

Magers’ personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe03EAC

Howard Scott Magers