HERBERT; GEORGE
UNITED STATES NAVY
WORLD WAR II
State CA
Individual Type Accounted For
Rank GM1c
Service Number 2042717
Location Hawaiian Islands
Date of Loss 12/07/1941
Unit USS Oklahoma; UNITED STATES NAVY

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On August 9, 2017, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Gunner's Mate First Class George Herbert, missing from World War II.

Gunner's Mate First Class Herbert, who joined the U.S. Navy from California, was aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when it came under attack by Japanese aircraft. He was killed in the attack, and while his remains were recovered from the ship following the incident, they could not be individually identified at the time. GM1 Herbert was initially interred as an unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In 2017, using modern forensic techniques, DPAA analysts were able to separate and identify GM1 Herbert's remains from the unknowns buried there.

Gunner's Mate First Class Herbert is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

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News | Aug. 17, 2017

USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Herbert)

Navy Gunner's Mate 1st Class George Herbert, killed in the attack on the USS Oklahoma during World War II, has now been accounted for.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Herbert was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Herbert.

Interment services are pending; a formal notification will be released 7-10 days prior to scheduled funeral services.

Herbert's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site along with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

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