Suggested edit: Son of Anton Jacob Nigg (1888–1979) & Lillian M. Johnson Nigg (1893–1968).
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Laverne A. Nigg, 23, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 22, 2021.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Nigg was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37), 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 S2 Nigg.
Contributor: SBR (49039178)
Suggested edit: Son of Anton Jacob Nigg (1888–1979) & Lillian M. Johnson Nigg (1893–1968).
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Laverne A. Nigg, 23, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 22, 2021.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Nigg was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37), 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 S2 Nigg.
Contributor: SBR (49039178)
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Family Members
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Raymond Anthony Nigg
1912–1972
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Merville Jerome Nigg
1913–1993
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Berneice Elizabeth "Girlie" Nigg Granoski
1916–1999
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Laverne Alious Nigg
1918–1941
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Kenneth Henry Nigg
1920–2007
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Agnes Mary "Sis" Nigg Remund
1923–2015
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Leo Joseph Nigg
1925–1972
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Bernard John Nigg
1927–1928
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Delores Frances Nigg Schwagerl
1929–2007
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Glenn F. Nigg
1931–2003
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Donavon Anton Nigg
1934–2013
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Gerald Ambrose "Jerry" Nigg
1936–2020
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