John Auld, of Detroit, Michigan, who died aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 7. 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, was buried Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 with full military honors in Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The burial took place at 10 a.m.
Earlier this week, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced: “U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class John C. Auld, 23, [originally] of Newcastle, England, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 15, 2018.
“DPAA was only recently made aware of Auld’s family receiving their full briefing on his identification, therefore, additional details on his identification can be shared.”
According to DPAA (summarizing available information about Seaman Auld), on Dec. 7, 1941, “Auld was assigned to the battleship U.S.S. Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The U.S.S. Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Auld.”