Story of Discovered Pearl Harbor MIA Navy Sailor

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He was a World War II Era casualty on December 7, 1941. ★ He served with honor in the United States Navy, Arthur Ray Thinnes.
He was found his year in July.
His DNA was matched with his niece's. His ship the USS Oklahoma was torpedoed down.
He was MIA until his niece found him. Hear her story below.
Thinnes is among the 12,947 American Gold Star casualties recorded in our archive with close ties to Wisconsin.

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