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-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Elmer T. Kerestes, 22, of Holding Township, Minn., will be buried July 29 in Holdingford, Minn. Kerestes was
assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island in Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7,
1941. Kerestes was one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Read about Kerestes.
-- Army Cpl. Edward L. Borders,
20, of Harrisburg, Ill., will be buried July 29 in his
hometown. Borders was a member of D Battery, 82nd Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons), 2nd Infantry Division. Borders’ unit,
part of Support Force 21, provided artillery fire support for South
Korean forces from Changbong-ni. On Feb. 11, 1951, Chinese forces
launched a massive counter offensive, forcing the support force to
withdraw. Borders could not be accounted for after the unit reassembled
in Wonju on Feb. 13. A list later provided by the Chinese reported that
Borders died while being held as a POW. Read about Borders.
-- Navy Yeoman 3rd Class Edmund T. Ryan, 21, of Wilbraham, Mass., will be buried August 2 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. Ryan was
assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island in Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7,
1941. Ryan was one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Read about Ryan.
-- Army Cpl. Glen E. Kritzwiser, 19, of Piketon, Ohio, will be buried August 3 in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Kritzwiser was a member of Battery C, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. Kritzwiser’s unit,
part of Support Force 21, provided artillery fire support for South
Korean forces from Changbong-ni. On Feb. 11, 1951, Chinese forces
launched a massive counter offensive, forcing the support force to
withdraw. Kritzwiser could not be accounted for after the unit
reassembled in Wonju on Feb. 13. He was later reported to have been
captured by the Chinese and died while being held at Camp #3, a prisoner
of war camp near Changsong, North Korea. Read about Kritzwiser.
-- Marine Reserve Pvt. Alberic M. Blanchette was
assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine
Division. Blanchette’s unit landed on the small island of Betio in the
Tarawa Atoll on Nov. 20, 1943, against stiff Japanese
resistance. Blanchette was killed on the first day of the battle.
Interment services are pending. Read about Blanchette.
-- Marine Pvt. Joseph C. Carbone was assigned to
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division. Carbone’s
unit landed on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll on Nov. 20,
1943, against stiff Japanese resistance. Carbone was killed on the
first day of the battle. Interment services are pending. Read about Carbone.
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