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James Cecil Webb
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James Cecil Webb Veteran

Birth
Gotebo, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
7 Dec 1941 (aged 23)
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Cenotaph
Hobart, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Cenotaph memorial. Died in Action at Pearl Harbor on USS Oklahoma Dec 7, 1941.
Actual burial in Pearl Harbor
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class James C. Webb, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 29, 2019.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Webb 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 F1 Webb.
Cenotaph memorial. Died in Action at Pearl Harbor on USS Oklahoma Dec 7, 1941.
Actual burial in Pearl Harbor
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class James C. Webb, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 29, 2019.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Webb 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 F1 Webb.

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Fireman First Class
USS Oklahoma



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