The "Forgotten Memorial," due to its secluded location. The U.S. Navy has not forgotten the Utah. An American flag is raised daily at the memorial. The hull of the USS Utah still remains a short distance from shore with 54 members of her crew entombed inside including Peter Tomich who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic deeds. Thirty officers and 431 enlisted men survived that fateful day. Also, still in the ship are the ashes of Nancy Lynne Wagner, an infant who had died earlier. Her father, a crew member aboard the vessel, had the ashes in his possession with the intention to bury them at sea at a later time. Although he survived, the ashes were still aboard when the ship sank.
The "Forgotten Memorial," due to its secluded location. The U.S. Navy has not forgotten the Utah. An American flag is raised daily at the memorial. The hull of the USS Utah still remains a short distance from shore with 54 members of her crew entombed inside including Peter Tomich who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic deeds. Thirty officers and 431 enlisted men survived that fateful day. Also, still in the ship are the ashes of Nancy Lynne Wagner, an infant who had died earlier. Her father, a crew member aboard the vessel, had the ashes in his possession with the intention to bury them at sea at a later time. Although he survived, the ashes were still aboard when the ship sank.
Bio by: Paul S.
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