John Ervin Lake Jr. left behind a widow and two small sons -- one he never met -- when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
Mr. Lake was the pay clerk and a warrant officer on the U.S.S. Arizona.
He was survived by his widow, Dorothy, and sons John, 4, and Martin, a baby.
Mr. Lake was born on Oct. 22, 1910, in Chicago to John and Clara Lake. John Sr. was a lawyer and Clara a homemaker. The family was living in Mahaska County, Iowa, by the time of the 1920 Census. Clara died there of a malignancy when John Jr. was 12.
He enlisted in the Navy on April 13, 1928.
After his death, a destroyer escort, the U.S.S. Lake, was named in his honor. It was commissioned in February 1944 and served throughout the Pacific. The ship earned two battle stars. It was sold for scrap in 1946.
Mr. Lake's father also served in the military, according to his 1917 World War I draft card. He was an infantry private for three years.
Sources: San Pedro (California) News Pilot; Southeast Economist of Chicago; Census, Navy muster roll; Illinois birth certificate; Iowa death record; WWI draft registration; Naval History and Heritage Command. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
Contributor: USS Arizona Mall Memorial at University of Arizona (50022871)
Mr. Lake was the pay clerk and a warrant officer on the U.S.S. Arizona.
He was survived by his widow, Dorothy, and sons John, 4, and Martin, a baby.
Mr. Lake was born on Oct. 22, 1910, in Chicago to John and Clara Lake. John Sr. was a lawyer and Clara a homemaker. The family was living in Mahaska County, Iowa, by the time of the 1920 Census. Clara died there of a malignancy when John Jr. was 12.
He enlisted in the Navy on April 13, 1928.
After his death, a destroyer escort, the U.S.S. Lake, was named in his honor. It was commissioned in February 1944 and served throughout the Pacific. The ship earned two battle stars. It was sold for scrap in 1946.
Mr. Lake's father also served in the military, according to his 1917 World War I draft card. He was an infantry private for three years.
Sources: San Pedro (California) News Pilot; Southeast Economist of Chicago; Census, Navy muster roll; Illinois birth certificate; Iowa death record; WWI draft registration; Naval History and Heritage Command. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
Contributor: USS Arizona Mall Memorial at University of Arizona (50022871)
John Ervin Lake Jr. left behind a widow and two small sons -- one he never met -- when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
Mr. Lake was the pay clerk and a warrant officer on the U.S.S. Arizona.
He was survived by his widow, Dorothy, and sons John, 4, and Martin, a baby.
Mr. Lake was born on Oct. 22, 1910, in Chicago to John and Clara Lake. John Sr. was a lawyer and Clara a homemaker. The family was living in Mahaska County, Iowa, by the time of the 1920 Census. Clara died there of a malignancy when John Jr. was 12.
He enlisted in the Navy on April 13, 1928.
After his death, a destroyer escort, the U.S.S. Lake, was named in his honor. It was commissioned in February 1944 and served throughout the Pacific. The ship earned two battle stars. It was sold for scrap in 1946.
Mr. Lake's father also served in the military, according to his 1917 World War I draft card. He was an infantry private for three years.
Sources: San Pedro (California) News Pilot; Southeast Economist of Chicago; Census, Navy muster roll; Illinois birth certificate; Iowa death record; WWI draft registration; Naval History and Heritage Command. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
Contributor: USS Arizona Mall Memorial at University of Arizona (50022871)
Mr. Lake was the pay clerk and a warrant officer on the U.S.S. Arizona.
He was survived by his widow, Dorothy, and sons John, 4, and Martin, a baby.
Mr. Lake was born on Oct. 22, 1910, in Chicago to John and Clara Lake. John Sr. was a lawyer and Clara a homemaker. The family was living in Mahaska County, Iowa, by the time of the 1920 Census. Clara died there of a malignancy when John Jr. was 12.
He enlisted in the Navy on April 13, 1928.
After his death, a destroyer escort, the U.S.S. Lake, was named in his honor. It was commissioned in February 1944 and served throughout the Pacific. The ship earned two battle stars. It was sold for scrap in 1946.
Mr. Lake's father also served in the military, according to his 1917 World War I draft card. He was an infantry private for three years.
Sources: San Pedro (California) News Pilot; Southeast Economist of Chicago; Census, Navy muster roll; Illinois birth certificate; Iowa death record; WWI draft registration; Naval History and Heritage Command. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
Contributor: USS Arizona Mall Memorial at University of Arizona (50022871)
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