A salvage crew is on the deck of the USS Oklahoma, which sunk on the night of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (Keystone/Getty Images) ALBANY, Ore. — An Oregon woman plans to bury ...

The battleship USS Oklahoma underwent salvage work until 1946, when a private company purchased the Oklahoma’s hull and attempted to pull it by tug to California. The battleship sank about 500 ...

Remains recovered during the salvage operation were initially interred ... a typical stone reading: "12 Unknowns, USS Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941." In 2003, about 100 sets of Oklahoma ...

In 1943, cranes were used to lift deck equipment from the USS Oklahoma, and cables (right center) pulled the craft into an upright position in Pearl Harbor during salvage operations. | AP Backman ...

TULSA, Okla. — It is a day that has lived in infamy. Today marks 81 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, killing and injuring thousands of servicemen and ultimately leading the United States ...

The men were killed when Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, during the attacks on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The remains of only 35 crew members were identified during salvage ...

USS Oklahoma was among two of those eight battleships not to return to service. However, in 1943, the battleship was the subject of a massive salvage undertaking, involving turning her upright ...

The USS Oklahoma was sold for salvage in 1944. It sank roughly 500 miles from Hawaii during a storm while being towed to California, the exact location of its final resting place unknown.

The USS Oklahoma had a complement of about 1,300 ... Most were retrieved during the long salvage operation, especially after the Oklahoma was righted in 1943, but the bodies had been reduced ...

Image courtesy Oklahoma Historical Society. USS Oklahoma salvage operations at Pearl Harbor on June 18, 1943. Image courtesy Oklahoma Historical Society. USS Oklahoma salvage operations at Pearl ...