USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted for from WWII (Luker, R.)
July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release:
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 3rd Class (F3c) Royle B. Luker, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 29, 2024.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Luker was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The US . . .
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 3rd Class (F3c) Royle B. Luker, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 29, 2024.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Luker was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The US . . .