Interment October 24, 2020 at Rowlett Creek Cemetery. Parent and spousal links are provided there. Layton Thomas Banks
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Navy Coxswain Layton T. Banks, 20, of Dallas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 8, 2019.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Banks 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 Banks.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Navy Coxswain Layton T. Banks, 20, of Dallas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 8, 2019.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Banks 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 Banks.
Interment October 24, 2020 at Rowlett Creek Cemetery. Parent and spousal links are provided there. Layton Thomas Banks
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Navy Coxswain Layton T. Banks, 20, of Dallas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 8, 2019.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Banks 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 Banks.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Navy Coxswain Layton T. Banks, 20, of Dallas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 8, 2019.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Banks 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 Banks.
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