USS Arizona: U.S.S Arizona Casualty List
Military personnel killed on the battleship Arizona, December 7, 1941. USS Arizona casualty list Provided through the courtesy of the U.S.S Arizona Memorial, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, No. 1 Arizona Memorial Place Honolulu, Hawaii, 96818
Benjamin F. Shively was born on Christmas Day 1919, the son of Harry Shively, an engineer at a paper mill, and Agnes Albrecht Shively, a homemaker.
Ben, as he was known, attended school in Three Rivers, Michigan. The April 1940 Census said he was a laborer at a paper mill. He'd worked 30 weeks in 1939 and earned $300. He enlisted in the Navy on Oct. 8, 1940.
Mr. Shively was a fireman 1st class on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
VFW Post 3019 in Three Rivers is named in his memory.
Sources: Three Rivers Commercial Appeal; Census; Navy muster roll; Three Rivers VFW post; Defense Department. 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)
KILLED ON USS ARIZONA DECEMBER 7, 1941
SHIVELY, Benjamin Franklin: Fireman 1st Class U.S.N.
Ben was born and raised in Three Rivers, Mi. He was the first of many to loose their lives during World War II.
Military personnel killed on the battleship Arizona, December 7, 1941. USS Arizona casualty list Provided through the courtesy of the U.S.S Arizona Memorial, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, No. 1 Arizona Memorial Place Honolulu, Hawaii, 96818
Benjamin F. Shively was born on Christmas Day 1919, the son of Harry Shively, an engineer at a paper mill, and Agnes Albrecht Shively, a homemaker.
Ben, as he was known, attended school in Three Rivers, Michigan. The April 1940 Census said he was a laborer at a paper mill. He'd worked 30 weeks in 1939 and earned $300. He enlisted in the Navy on Oct. 8, 1940.
Mr. Shively was a fireman 1st class on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
VFW Post 3019 in Three Rivers is named in his memory.
Sources: Three Rivers Commercial Appeal; Census; Navy muster roll; Three Rivers VFW post; Defense Department. 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)
KILLED ON USS ARIZONA DECEMBER 7, 1941
SHIVELY, Benjamin Franklin: Fireman 1st Class U.S.N.
Ben was born and raised in Three Rivers, Mi. He was the first of many to loose their lives during World War II.
USS Arizona: U.S.S Arizona Casualty List
Military personnel killed on the battleship Arizona, December 7, 1941. USS Arizona casualty list Provided through the courtesy of the U.S.S Arizona Memorial, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, No. 1 Arizona Memorial Place Honolulu, Hawaii, 96818
Benjamin F. Shively was born on Christmas Day 1919, the son of Harry Shively, an engineer at a paper mill, and Agnes Albrecht Shively, a homemaker.
Ben, as he was known, attended school in Three Rivers, Michigan. The April 1940 Census said he was a laborer at a paper mill. He'd worked 30 weeks in 1939 and earned $300. He enlisted in the Navy on Oct. 8, 1940.
Mr. Shively was a fireman 1st class on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
VFW Post 3019 in Three Rivers is named in his memory.
Sources: Three Rivers Commercial Appeal; Census; Navy muster roll; Three Rivers VFW post; Defense Department. 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)
KILLED ON USS ARIZONA DECEMBER 7, 1941
SHIVELY, Benjamin Franklin: Fireman 1st Class U.S.N.
Ben was born and raised in Three Rivers, Mi. He was the first of many to loose their lives during World War II.
Military personnel killed on the battleship Arizona, December 7, 1941. USS Arizona casualty list Provided through the courtesy of the U.S.S Arizona Memorial, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, No. 1 Arizona Memorial Place Honolulu, Hawaii, 96818
Benjamin F. Shively was born on Christmas Day 1919, the son of Harry Shively, an engineer at a paper mill, and Agnes Albrecht Shively, a homemaker.
Ben, as he was known, attended school in Three Rivers, Michigan. The April 1940 Census said he was a laborer at a paper mill. He'd worked 30 weeks in 1939 and earned $300. He enlisted in the Navy on Oct. 8, 1940.
Mr. Shively was a fireman 1st class on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
VFW Post 3019 in Three Rivers is named in his memory.
Sources: Three Rivers Commercial Appeal; Census; Navy muster roll; Three Rivers VFW post; Defense Department. 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)
KILLED ON USS ARIZONA DECEMBER 7, 1941
SHIVELY, Benjamin Franklin: Fireman 1st Class U.S.N.
Ben was born and raised in Three Rivers, Mi. He was the first of many to loose their lives during World War II.
