News

USS Oklahoma, a Short History: A lesser-known memorial was dedicated in 2007 to pay tribute to the other U.S. Navy battleship that was sunk and unable to return to duty after the Japanese sneak ...
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The state legislature appropriated $7,500 to buy a big set of silver service for the brand-new USS Oklahoma battleship in 1914. “As was customary at the time ...
DPAA officials said Thompson was assigned to the USS Oklahoma battleship on Dec. 7, 1941. The ship was attacked by Japanese aircrafts at Pearl Harbor and capsized due to multiple torpedo hits.
FOX23 heard from the crew of the new USS Oklahoma, which will be the first naval vessel to carry the state's name since the USS Battleship Oklahoma sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
According to DPAA, on Dec. 7, 1941, Holzhauer was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was anchored at Fort Island, Pearl Harbor.
Leadership of the commissioning committee for the new USS Oklahoma now under construction was announced Tuesday by Gov. Kevin Stitt. Tulsan Rocky Goins, a 1984 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, chairs ...
Jessie A. Mahaffey, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died March 1 in Alexandria, La., at the age of 102.
The battleship itself was in tow back to the mainland when it finally sank in deep ocean waters. Memories of the USS Oklahoma have been written, recorded, and saved for posterity.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A USS Oklahoma sailor from New Orleans, who was killed during World War II, has been accounted for and will be buried this year. According to officials with the Defense POW ...