The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Remains of USS Oklahoma Sailor Identified: Herbert John Hoard-- Part 2

A full military service will be conducted by Father Dylan Schrader on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Dietrics Funeral Home in De Soto, Missouri, and he will be buried next to his parents at Victoria Cemetery, near Victoria, Missouri.

The U.S. Navy will perform the ceremony.

The remains will be flown from Hawaii to St. Louis and then taken to De Soto.

Welcome Home, Mr. Hoard.  --GreGen

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