Joseph Maule was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma ay Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked the United States in World War II
The family of Joseph Keith Maule placed a stone at the cemetery in Bloomfield Nebraska, but his remains are not there. He is one of the MIA listed on the wall atPearl Harbor as his body was not identified after December 7, 1941 when his ship,the USS Oklahoma was sunk. The DOD is starting to exhume remains from that ship,and are looking to connect with family members. I am in the process of trying tofind someone close enough for a DNA sample and hopefully bring Joe "home" to be
buried with his family at the Bloomfield Cemetery. His mother and father were my Great-Aunt Ellen (Buck) Maule and Great-Uncle Anton Maule. Contributor BJ Allen-Murray
September 6, 2018
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today (September 6, 2018) that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed in action during World War II have been identified as those of U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Joseph K. Maule. Maule, 18, born in Bloomfield, Nebraska, was accounted for on August 8.
On Dec. 7, 1941, S1 Maule 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 Maule.
His name is permanently inscribed in the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.
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Coming Home To Bloomfield Finally
Graveside services for USN Seaman First Class Joseph Maule will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday June 20, 2019, at Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, Nebraska.
Military Honors will be provided by the United States Navy Funeral Honors Detail, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4996, American Legion Post 249, and American Legion Riders.
Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Nebraska is in charge pf arrangements.
Joe died on December 7, 1941, while serving his country at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Joseph Keith Maule was born in Bloomfield, Nebraska on March 20, 1923, to Anton and Ellen Maule (deceased). He had five siblings who are all deceased: Donald (Eva), Vlastimil (Ramona), Antoinette (Willard) Drobney, Bonnie (Foam) Ellis and Elizabeth (Cammy) Cull. Uncle Joe is survived by his many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and even his great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
Joe enlisted in the Navy in Omaha on January 6, 1941, at age 17, and reported to duty aboard the USS Oklahoma on May 8, 1941.
On December 7, 1941, the USS Oklahoma was moored in Berth F-5 in Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor Honolulu, Hawaii when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began. The first torpedo hit just before 8:00 a.m. followed by multiple torpedoes which caused the USS Oklahoma to quickly capsize resulting in the deaths of its 429 Sailors and Marines. Sf1 Maule was reported “missing” and later classified at “killed in action.” The majority of the 2,408 souls lost that day were buried in mass grave sites in Hawaii. The family was told his remains were “unrecoverable.” Joe’s parents and siblings wished their entire lives that Joe could be brought back to rest in Bloomfield. That wish is finally coming true some 78 years later.
Around 2014 the Navy contacted the Maule family and collected DNA from nephew Joseph Keith Maule, niece Jane Mattern, and niece Judy Drobney-Taylor. Joe’s remains were sent to Omaha and finally identified last year.
The family of Joseph Keith Maule placed a stone at the cemetery in Bloomfield Nebraska, but his remains are not there. He is one of the MIA listed on the wall atPearl Harbor as his body was not identified after December 7, 1941 when his ship,the USS Oklahoma was sunk. The DOD is starting to exhume remains from that ship,and are looking to connect with family members. I am in the process of trying tofind someone close enough for a DNA sample and hopefully bring Joe "home" to be
buried with his family at the Bloomfield Cemetery. His mother and father were my Great-Aunt Ellen (Buck) Maule and Great-Uncle Anton Maule. Contributor BJ Allen-Murray
September 6, 2018
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today (September 6, 2018) that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed in action during World War II have been identified as those of U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Joseph K. Maule. Maule, 18, born in Bloomfield, Nebraska, was accounted for on August 8.
On Dec. 7, 1941, S1 Maule 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 Maule.
His name is permanently inscribed in the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.
Submitted by SBR
Coming Home To Bloomfield Finally
Graveside services for USN Seaman First Class Joseph Maule will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday June 20, 2019, at Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, Nebraska.
Military Honors will be provided by the United States Navy Funeral Honors Detail, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4996, American Legion Post 249, and American Legion Riders.
Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Nebraska is in charge pf arrangements.
Joe died on December 7, 1941, while serving his country at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Joseph Keith Maule was born in Bloomfield, Nebraska on March 20, 1923, to Anton and Ellen Maule (deceased). He had five siblings who are all deceased: Donald (Eva), Vlastimil (Ramona), Antoinette (Willard) Drobney, Bonnie (Foam) Ellis and Elizabeth (Cammy) Cull. Uncle Joe is survived by his many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and even his great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
Joe enlisted in the Navy in Omaha on January 6, 1941, at age 17, and reported to duty aboard the USS Oklahoma on May 8, 1941.
On December 7, 1941, the USS Oklahoma was moored in Berth F-5 in Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor Honolulu, Hawaii when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began. The first torpedo hit just before 8:00 a.m. followed by multiple torpedoes which caused the USS Oklahoma to quickly capsize resulting in the deaths of its 429 Sailors and Marines. Sf1 Maule was reported “missing” and later classified at “killed in action.” The majority of the 2,408 souls lost that day were buried in mass grave sites in Hawaii. The family was told his remains were “unrecoverable.” Joe’s parents and siblings wished their entire lives that Joe could be brought back to rest in Bloomfield. That wish is finally coming true some 78 years later.
Around 2014 the Navy contacted the Maule family and collected DNA from nephew Joseph Keith Maule, niece Jane Mattern, and niece Judy Drobney-Taylor. Joe’s remains were sent to Omaha and finally identified last year.
Joseph Maule was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma ay Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked the United States in World War II
The family of Joseph Keith Maule placed a stone at the cemetery in Bloomfield Nebraska, but his remains are not there. He is one of the MIA listed on the wall atPearl Harbor as his body was not identified after December 7, 1941 when his ship,the USS Oklahoma was sunk. The DOD is starting to exhume remains from that ship,and are looking to connect with family members. I am in the process of trying tofind someone close enough for a DNA sample and hopefully bring Joe "home" to be
buried with his family at the Bloomfield Cemetery. His mother and father were my Great-Aunt Ellen (Buck) Maule and Great-Uncle Anton Maule. Contributor BJ Allen-Murray
September 6, 2018
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today (September 6, 2018) that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed in action during World War II have been identified as those of U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Joseph K. Maule. Maule, 18, born in Bloomfield, Nebraska, was accounted for on August 8.
On Dec. 7, 1941, S1 Maule 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 Maule.
His name is permanently inscribed in the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.
Submitted by SBR
Coming Home To Bloomfield Finally
Graveside services for USN Seaman First Class Joseph Maule will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday June 20, 2019, at Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, Nebraska.
Military Honors will be provided by the United States Navy Funeral Honors Detail, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4996, American Legion Post 249, and American Legion Riders.
Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Nebraska is in charge pf arrangements.
Joe died on December 7, 1941, while serving his country at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Joseph Keith Maule was born in Bloomfield, Nebraska on March 20, 1923, to Anton and Ellen Maule (deceased). He had five siblings who are all deceased: Donald (Eva), Vlastimil (Ramona), Antoinette (Willard) Drobney, Bonnie (Foam) Ellis and Elizabeth (Cammy) Cull. Uncle Joe is survived by his many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and even his great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
Joe enlisted in the Navy in Omaha on January 6, 1941, at age 17, and reported to duty aboard the USS Oklahoma on May 8, 1941.
On December 7, 1941, the USS Oklahoma was moored in Berth F-5 in Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor Honolulu, Hawaii when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began. The first torpedo hit just before 8:00 a.m. followed by multiple torpedoes which caused the USS Oklahoma to quickly capsize resulting in the deaths of its 429 Sailors and Marines. Sf1 Maule was reported “missing” and later classified at “killed in action.” The majority of the 2,408 souls lost that day were buried in mass grave sites in Hawaii. The family was told his remains were “unrecoverable.” Joe’s parents and siblings wished their entire lives that Joe could be brought back to rest in Bloomfield. That wish is finally coming true some 78 years later.
Around 2014 the Navy contacted the Maule family and collected DNA from nephew Joseph Keith Maule, niece Jane Mattern, and niece Judy Drobney-Taylor. Joe’s remains were sent to Omaha and finally identified last year.
The family of Joseph Keith Maule placed a stone at the cemetery in Bloomfield Nebraska, but his remains are not there. He is one of the MIA listed on the wall atPearl Harbor as his body was not identified after December 7, 1941 when his ship,the USS Oklahoma was sunk. The DOD is starting to exhume remains from that ship,and are looking to connect with family members. I am in the process of trying tofind someone close enough for a DNA sample and hopefully bring Joe "home" to be
buried with his family at the Bloomfield Cemetery. His mother and father were my Great-Aunt Ellen (Buck) Maule and Great-Uncle Anton Maule. Contributor BJ Allen-Murray
September 6, 2018
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today (September 6, 2018) that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed in action during World War II have been identified as those of U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Joseph K. Maule. Maule, 18, born in Bloomfield, Nebraska, was accounted for on August 8.
On Dec. 7, 1941, S1 Maule 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 Maule.
His name is permanently inscribed in the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.
Submitted by SBR
Coming Home To Bloomfield Finally
Graveside services for USN Seaman First Class Joseph Maule will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday June 20, 2019, at Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, Nebraska.
Military Honors will be provided by the United States Navy Funeral Honors Detail, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4996, American Legion Post 249, and American Legion Riders.
Brockhaus Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Nebraska is in charge pf arrangements.
Joe died on December 7, 1941, while serving his country at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Joseph Keith Maule was born in Bloomfield, Nebraska on March 20, 1923, to Anton and Ellen Maule (deceased). He had five siblings who are all deceased: Donald (Eva), Vlastimil (Ramona), Antoinette (Willard) Drobney, Bonnie (Foam) Ellis and Elizabeth (Cammy) Cull. Uncle Joe is survived by his many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and even his great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
Joe enlisted in the Navy in Omaha on January 6, 1941, at age 17, and reported to duty aboard the USS Oklahoma on May 8, 1941.
On December 7, 1941, the USS Oklahoma was moored in Berth F-5 in Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor Honolulu, Hawaii when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began. The first torpedo hit just before 8:00 a.m. followed by multiple torpedoes which caused the USS Oklahoma to quickly capsize resulting in the deaths of its 429 Sailors and Marines. Sf1 Maule was reported “missing” and later classified at “killed in action.” The majority of the 2,408 souls lost that day were buried in mass grave sites in Hawaii. The family was told his remains were “unrecoverable.” Joe’s parents and siblings wished their entire lives that Joe could be brought back to rest in Bloomfield. That wish is finally coming true some 78 years later.
Around 2014 the Navy contacted the Maule family and collected DNA from nephew Joseph Keith Maule, niece Jane Mattern, and niece Judy Drobney-Taylor. Joe’s remains were sent to Omaha and finally identified last year.
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