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    Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor returns home to Iowa decades later [Image 2 of 8]

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    Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor returns home to Iowa decades later

    CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, UNITED STATES

    09.03.2019

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ty Bjornson 

    Navy Operational Support Center Rock Island

    Mary Lou Pierce, sister of U.S. Navy Signalman 3rd Class William J. Shanahan Jr., is presented with the American Flag during graveside service for the fallen Sailor. Shanahan died while serving aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. After nearly 78 years, Shanahan's body was identified using advanced technology and returned for burial in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sept 3., 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ty Bjornson/Released)

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    Date Taken: 09.03.2019
    Date Posted: 09.05.2019 22:35
    Photo ID: 5725414
    VIRIN: 190903-N-SK169-0022
    Resolution: 3600x3053
    Size: 2.32 MB
    Location: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, US
    Hometown: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, US
    Hometown: PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US

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