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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Edwin Hopkins was on the USS Oklahoma when it was attacked in Pearl Harbor, and was one of hundreds buried as an unknown. His family is grateful for the decision to try to ID some of the remains.

The other remains from the USS Oklahoma, considered “non-recoverable” by the military in 1949, were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl.

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 ...

USS Oklahoma, a Short History: A lesser-known memorial was dedicated in 2007 to pay tribute to the other U.S. Navy battleship that was sunk and unable to return to duty after the Japanese sneak ...

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 ...