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PFC Marley Richard Arthurholtz
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PFC Marley Richard Arthurholtz Veteran

Birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Death
7 Dec 1941 (aged 20)
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
Memorial ID
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US Marine Corps
WWII Veteran - His remains were identified and returned to his family near the end of 2019.

Marine Detachment, USS Oklahoma Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Promoted to PFC 21 April 1941
Declared KIA by the government 7 Dec 1941
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On Dec. 7, 1941, Arthurholtz 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 PFC Arthurholtz.
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USS Oklahoma Memorial
Memorial in Indiana
US Marine Corps
WWII Veteran - His remains were identified and returned to his family near the end of 2019.

Marine Detachment, USS Oklahoma Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Promoted to PFC 21 April 1941
Declared KIA by the government 7 Dec 1941
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On Dec. 7, 1941, Arthurholtz 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 PFC Arthurholtz.
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USS Oklahoma Memorial
Memorial in Indiana

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Illinois.



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