Seaman 2nd Class, Frank Wood, 25, United States Navy, died on board the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.
Seaman Wood, born in Jackson, Ohio, was the son of the Ora and Mamie Wood. He had two sisters, Oden Wood Averly and Chella Wood Roshong.
He attended school in Jackson and grew up as a fun loving young man who delighted in joking with and teasing his younger niece, Jill and nephews, Jack, Jerry, Philip, and Buckie. Those were depression years and work was difficult to obtain. As a result, Frank joined the Civilian Conservation Corp and was sent to Idaho, where he worked for some time. Later, before joining the Navy. he worked in Toledo, Ohio at the Toledo Country Club.
He decided that he wanted a career in the Navy but initially could not make the weight requirement. He spent weeks trying to gain weight and eventually was given a weight waiver as he could not get above 124 pounds. He finally enlisted in the Navy on July 24, 1940 and underwent training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He reported for duty abroad the USS Oklahoma on October 12, 1940.
On December 7, 1941 the USS Oklahoma, moored in Berth F-5 in Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii when the attack on Pearl Harbor began. The first torpedo hit the ship shortly before * AM followed by multiple torpedoes which caused the ship to quickly capsize and sustain 429 casualties. Seaman 2nd Class Frank Wood was listed among the missing.
On December 9,1941 through June 1944 Navy personnel recovered remains of deceased crewmen from the USS Oklahoma. These thoroughly co-mingled remains representing as many as 400 individuals were interred as "Unknowns" at 52 burial sites in the Halawa Naval Cemetery and the Nu'uanu Naval Cemetery. These unidentified remains were later reburied in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
In 2015 a casket containing co-mingled remains from the USS Oklahoma was exhumed. The Navy contacted the closes remaining relatives, niece, Jill O. Overly Lee of Franklin, NC. and nephew, Jack R. Overly of Estes Park, CO. who submitted genetic data (DNA samples) for testing. As a result, the remains of Frank Wood, Seaman 2nd Class, were identified.
The family gathered at the Macon Funeral Home from 12:30-1:30 PM Saturday, April 14, 2018 prior the burial service.
The graveside service was held at 2 PM, Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Carson Cemetery, with Full Military Honors, to be conducted by the US Navy, VFW Post 7339 and the American Legion Post 108.
Cenotaph here
Seaman Wood, born in Jackson, Ohio, was the son of the Ora and Mamie Wood. He had two sisters, Oden Wood Averly and Chella Wood Roshong.
He attended school in Jackson and grew up as a fun loving young man who delighted in joking with and teasing his younger niece, Jill and nephews, Jack, Jerry, Philip, and Buckie. Those were depression years and work was difficult to obtain. As a result, Frank joined the Civilian Conservation Corp and was sent to Idaho, where he worked for some time. Later, before joining the Navy. he worked in Toledo, Ohio at the Toledo Country Club.
He decided that he wanted a career in the Navy but initially could not make the weight requirement. He spent weeks trying to gain weight and eventually was given a weight waiver as he could not get above 124 pounds. He finally enlisted in the Navy on July 24, 1940 and underwent training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He reported for duty abroad the USS Oklahoma on October 12, 1940.
On December 7, 1941 the USS Oklahoma, moored in Berth F-5 in Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii when the attack on Pearl Harbor began. The first torpedo hit the ship shortly before * AM followed by multiple torpedoes which caused the ship to quickly capsize and sustain 429 casualties. Seaman 2nd Class Frank Wood was listed among the missing.
On December 9,1941 through June 1944 Navy personnel recovered remains of deceased crewmen from the USS Oklahoma. These thoroughly co-mingled remains representing as many as 400 individuals were interred as "Unknowns" at 52 burial sites in the Halawa Naval Cemetery and the Nu'uanu Naval Cemetery. These unidentified remains were later reburied in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
In 2015 a casket containing co-mingled remains from the USS Oklahoma was exhumed. The Navy contacted the closes remaining relatives, niece, Jill O. Overly Lee of Franklin, NC. and nephew, Jack R. Overly of Estes Park, CO. who submitted genetic data (DNA samples) for testing. As a result, the remains of Frank Wood, Seaman 2nd Class, were identified.
The family gathered at the Macon Funeral Home from 12:30-1:30 PM Saturday, April 14, 2018 prior the burial service.
The graveside service was held at 2 PM, Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Carson Cemetery, with Full Military Honors, to be conducted by the US Navy, VFW Post 7339 and the American Legion Post 108.
Cenotaph here
Seaman 2nd Class, Frank Wood, 25, United States Navy, died on board the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.
Seaman Wood, born in Jackson, Ohio, was the son of the Ora and Mamie Wood. He had two sisters, Oden Wood Averly and Chella Wood Roshong.
He attended school in Jackson and grew up as a fun loving young man who delighted in joking with and teasing his younger niece, Jill and nephews, Jack, Jerry, Philip, and Buckie. Those were depression years and work was difficult to obtain. As a result, Frank joined the Civilian Conservation Corp and was sent to Idaho, where he worked for some time. Later, before joining the Navy. he worked in Toledo, Ohio at the Toledo Country Club.
He decided that he wanted a career in the Navy but initially could not make the weight requirement. He spent weeks trying to gain weight and eventually was given a weight waiver as he could not get above 124 pounds. He finally enlisted in the Navy on July 24, 1940 and underwent training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He reported for duty abroad the USS Oklahoma on October 12, 1940.
On December 7, 1941 the USS Oklahoma, moored in Berth F-5 in Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii when the attack on Pearl Harbor began. The first torpedo hit the ship shortly before * AM followed by multiple torpedoes which caused the ship to quickly capsize and sustain 429 casualties. Seaman 2nd Class Frank Wood was listed among the missing.
On December 9,1941 through June 1944 Navy personnel recovered remains of deceased crewmen from the USS Oklahoma. These thoroughly co-mingled remains representing as many as 400 individuals were interred as "Unknowns" at 52 burial sites in the Halawa Naval Cemetery and the Nu'uanu Naval Cemetery. These unidentified remains were later reburied in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
In 2015 a casket containing co-mingled remains from the USS Oklahoma was exhumed. The Navy contacted the closes remaining relatives, niece, Jill O. Overly Lee of Franklin, NC. and nephew, Jack R. Overly of Estes Park, CO. who submitted genetic data (DNA samples) for testing. As a result, the remains of Frank Wood, Seaman 2nd Class, were identified.
The family gathered at the Macon Funeral Home from 12:30-1:30 PM Saturday, April 14, 2018 prior the burial service.
The graveside service was held at 2 PM, Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Carson Cemetery, with Full Military Honors, to be conducted by the US Navy, VFW Post 7339 and the American Legion Post 108.
Cenotaph here
Seaman Wood, born in Jackson, Ohio, was the son of the Ora and Mamie Wood. He had two sisters, Oden Wood Averly and Chella Wood Roshong.
He attended school in Jackson and grew up as a fun loving young man who delighted in joking with and teasing his younger niece, Jill and nephews, Jack, Jerry, Philip, and Buckie. Those were depression years and work was difficult to obtain. As a result, Frank joined the Civilian Conservation Corp and was sent to Idaho, where he worked for some time. Later, before joining the Navy. he worked in Toledo, Ohio at the Toledo Country Club.
He decided that he wanted a career in the Navy but initially could not make the weight requirement. He spent weeks trying to gain weight and eventually was given a weight waiver as he could not get above 124 pounds. He finally enlisted in the Navy on July 24, 1940 and underwent training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He reported for duty abroad the USS Oklahoma on October 12, 1940.
On December 7, 1941 the USS Oklahoma, moored in Berth F-5 in Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii when the attack on Pearl Harbor began. The first torpedo hit the ship shortly before * AM followed by multiple torpedoes which caused the ship to quickly capsize and sustain 429 casualties. Seaman 2nd Class Frank Wood was listed among the missing.
On December 9,1941 through June 1944 Navy personnel recovered remains of deceased crewmen from the USS Oklahoma. These thoroughly co-mingled remains representing as many as 400 individuals were interred as "Unknowns" at 52 burial sites in the Halawa Naval Cemetery and the Nu'uanu Naval Cemetery. These unidentified remains were later reburied in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
In 2015 a casket containing co-mingled remains from the USS Oklahoma was exhumed. The Navy contacted the closes remaining relatives, niece, Jill O. Overly Lee of Franklin, NC. and nephew, Jack R. Overly of Estes Park, CO. who submitted genetic data (DNA samples) for testing. As a result, the remains of Frank Wood, Seaman 2nd Class, were identified.
The family gathered at the Macon Funeral Home from 12:30-1:30 PM Saturday, April 14, 2018 prior the burial service.
The graveside service was held at 2 PM, Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Carson Cemetery, with Full Military Honors, to be conducted by the US Navy, VFW Post 7339 and the American Legion Post 108.
Cenotaph here
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