150610-N-WC566-073 PEARL HARBOR (June 10, 2015) Cmdr. George Mendez, command chaplain of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), provides the benediction during an ash-scattering ceremony for Pearl Harbor survivor U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Michael Elkovics at the USS Utah Memorial on Ford Island, JBPHH. Elkovics was stationed aboard the cruiser USS St. Louis (CL-49) during the 1941 Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor. His ashes joined the remains of Sailors still aboard USS Utah, which was sunk during the 1941 attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabrielle Joyner/Released)
Date Taken: | 06.10.2015 |
Date Posted: | 06.10.2015 23:44 |
Photo ID: | 1991058 |
VIRIN: | 150610-N-WC566-073 |
Resolution: | 3000x1973 |
Size: | 1.07 MB |
Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US |
Web Views: | 25 |
Downloads: | 9 |
This work, Pearl Harbor survivor returns to Hawaii to rest at USS Utah Memorial [Image 7 of 7], by PO2 Gabrielle Joyner, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.