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F3 Harry Randolph Holmes
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F3 Harry Randolph Holmes

Birth
Hudson Falls, Washington County, New York, USA
Death
7 Dec 1941 (aged 19)
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
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Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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Courts of The Missing, Court 3 (Recovered)
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Son of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Holmes, Hudson Falls, NY. Crewmember on the USS Oklahoma.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Navy Fireman 3rd Class Harry R. Holmes, 19, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 11, 2021.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Holmes 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 Holmes.
Contributor: SBR
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Holmes, Hudson Falls, NY. Crewmember on the USS Oklahoma.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Navy Fireman 3rd Class Harry R. Holmes, 19, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 11, 2021.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Holmes 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 Holmes.
Contributor: SBR

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Entered the service from New York.

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