California, the flagship of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet, was moored on “battleship row” at Pearl Harbor when it was struck by Japanese torpedoes and bombs.
The ship caught fire, flooded and sank over the course of three days, and 103 crew members were killed.
Officials were initially unable to identify all of the victims and the remains of 25 “unknowns” were buried in Hawaii.
Accounting Agency, or D.P.A.A., an arm of the Pentagon whose mission is to find and return missing military personnel.
“It’s a promise fulfilled to the service member,” he said, adding that “we also owe it to the families to give them answers.”
Persons:
David Walker, ”, Sean Everette, “
Organizations:
Navy’s, Defense, Accounting Agency, Pentagon
Locations:
. California, Pearl, Hawaii, Norfolk, Va