This listing for Martin Anthony Gara is a memorial marker. Gara served on the USS Oklahoma and was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. His remains were not identified nor returned to the mainland, but remained in Hawaii, as Gara was on Navy's list of unaccounted-for.
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA):
U.S. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin A. Gara, 20, of Chicago, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) in World War II was accounted for on Nov. 6, 2017 and will be buried December 4, 2018 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Gara was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, 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 Gara.
DPAA is appreciative to the Department of Veteran's Affairs for their partnership in this mission.
Gara's name is permanently inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site (at the "Punchbowl); Find A Grave Memorial 56131030, along with the others who are missing from World War II.
A rosette was placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. Also see the USS Oklahoma Memorial (Memorial 77345071).
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA):
U.S. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin A. Gara, 20, of Chicago, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) in World War II was accounted for on Nov. 6, 2017 and will be buried December 4, 2018 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Gara was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, 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 Gara.
DPAA is appreciative to the Department of Veteran's Affairs for their partnership in this mission.
Gara's name is permanently inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site (at the "Punchbowl); Find A Grave Memorial 56131030, along with the others who are missing from World War II.
A rosette was placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. Also see the USS Oklahoma Memorial (Memorial 77345071).
This listing for Martin Anthony Gara is a memorial marker. Gara served on the USS Oklahoma and was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. His remains were not identified nor returned to the mainland, but remained in Hawaii, as Gara was on Navy's list of unaccounted-for.
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA):
U.S. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin A. Gara, 20, of Chicago, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) in World War II was accounted for on Nov. 6, 2017 and will be buried December 4, 2018 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Gara was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, 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 Gara.
DPAA is appreciative to the Department of Veteran's Affairs for their partnership in this mission.
Gara's name is permanently inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site (at the "Punchbowl); Find A Grave Memorial 56131030, along with the others who are missing from World War II.
A rosette was placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. Also see the USS Oklahoma Memorial (Memorial 77345071).
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA):
U.S. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin A. Gara, 20, of Chicago, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) in World War II was accounted for on Nov. 6, 2017 and will be buried December 4, 2018 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Gara was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, 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 Gara.
DPAA is appreciative to the Department of Veteran's Affairs for their partnership in this mission.
Gara's name is permanently inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site (at the "Punchbowl); Find A Grave Memorial 56131030, along with the others who are missing from World War II.
A rosette was placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. Also see the USS Oklahoma Memorial (Memorial 77345071).
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