Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits the USS ARIZONA (BB-39) memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 24, 2025. (DOD phot…
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits the USS ARIZONA (BB-39) memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 24, 2025. (DOD phot…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pays tribute to those laid to rest at the USS ARIZONA (BB-39) memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Ha…
Thursday marked 82 years since the United States was pulled into World War II.
He was stationed on the USS Oklahoma. Family said that he worked overnight into the early hours of December 7, 1941, and went to bed.
The remains of Seaman First Class Elmer Patterson Lawrence came back from Hawaii to be buried in Railton, Kentucky, this weekend.
Patterson's family currently resides in Brandenberg.
Elmer P. Lawrence was serving in the U.S. Navy as Seaman 1st Class when Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
There were 19 veterans at the event on Wednesday.
Honor Flight Bluegrass is honoring World War II veterans on Wednesday as part of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.