Quentin Gifford<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><\/p>\nRadioman 2nd Class Quentin Gifford was aboard the USS Oklahoma on Battleship Row at Pearl Harbor when it was struck by five Japanese torpedoes on December 7th, 1941 and he went down with ship along with four hundred and twenty nine of his shipmates. He’s been listed as missing all of these years. Until now. His siblings gave DNA samples to DPAA earlier this year. DPAA used the samples to positively identify Quentin’s earthly remains. Now he’s finally on his way to the bosom of his family, his 80-year-old sister June Shoen and his brother, 93-year-old Harold Gifford.<\/p>\n
June Shoen, 80, said she cried when she received the news.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeventy-five years ago I was 6 years old at the time. I vaguely remember a Mass was held at the Catholic Church in Mankato,\u201d said Shoen, who grew up in Mankato and lives in Angle Inlet now. Her only specific memory of Quentin is of sitting on his lap as he played a guitar.<\/p>\n
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\u201cQuentin deserves to be honored with a ceremony,\u201d said Harold, who also served in World War II. He credits success in life to advice from his brother, who was four years his senior.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is the reason I joined the Air Corps,\u201d Harold said, referring to the predecessor to the Air Force.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Thanks to Sgt K for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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