The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Navy Fireman 2nd Class Joseph W. Carroll, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 19, 2019.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Carroll 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 F2 Carroll.
USN listed next of kin as (Mother) Mrs. Deila C. Carroll, 45 Country Club, Fairmont, WVa.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Carroll 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 F2 Carroll.
USN listed next of kin as (Mother) Mrs. Deila C. Carroll, 45 Country Club, Fairmont, WVa.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Navy Fireman 2nd Class Joseph W. Carroll, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 19, 2019.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Carroll 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 F2 Carroll.
USN listed next of kin as (Mother) Mrs. Deila C. Carroll, 45 Country Club, Fairmont, WVa.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Carroll 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 F2 Carroll.
USN listed next of kin as (Mother) Mrs. Deila C. Carroll, 45 Country Club, Fairmont, WVa.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from West Virginia.
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