SK1 John W. Craig, USN, was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was a crewmember of the USS Oklahoma. His remains were interred as unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii until 2019 when DNA analysis allowed him to be identified and returned to Arkansas for a proper burial. Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson declared December 6, 2019 as John W. Craig Memorial Day and ordered that the state flag be flown at half-staff in remembrance of the fallen Sailor.
SK1 John W. Craig, USN, was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was a crewmember of the USS Oklahoma. His remains were interred as unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii until 2019 when DNA analysis allowed him to be identified and returned to Arkansas for a proper burial. Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson declared December 6, 2019 as John W. Craig Memorial Day and ordered that the state flag be flown at half-staff in remembrance of the fallen Sailor.
Inscription
Storekeeper First Class, U.S. Navy
Killed in Action, World War II
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
