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Pearl Harbor: Remembering Montanans who made the ultimate sacrifice

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On the anniversary of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, we remember the 14 Montanans who gave their lives on that tragic day:

Daniel, Lloyd Naxton - Navy, petty officer first class. Park County, MT. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost-at-sea.

Dullum, Jerald Fraser - Navy, petty officer third class. Lewis and Clark County, MT. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.

Jackson, Lowell Bruce - Navy, seaman second class. Silver Bow County, MT. USS Vestal. Buried Mountain View Cemetery; Butte, MT.

Marling, Joseph Henry - Navy, seaman second class. Granite County, MT. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.

Meagher, Donald - Army Air Corps, corporal, 4th Recon Sqdrn. Cascade County, MT. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.

Micheletto, Carlo Anthony - Marine Corps, sergeant. 252 Utility Sqdrn. Richland County, MT. Buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Morrison, Earl Leroy - Navy, seaman first class. Richland County, MT. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.

Morse, George Robert - Navy, seaman second class. Missoula County, MT. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.

Ronning, Emil Oliver - Navy, coxswain. Choteau County, MT. USS Nevada. Disposition of his remains presently unknown. Not listed with U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs, or American Battle Monuments Commission records.

Scilley, Harold Hugh - Navy, petty officer second class. Carbon County, MT. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.

Sellon, William Lawrence - Navy, seaman second class. Missoula County, MT. USS Oklahoma. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.

Smart, George David - Navy, coxswain. Lake County, MT. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.

Stockdale, Lewis Stevens - Navy, ensign. Deer Lodge County, MT. USS Oklahoma. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.

Trujillo, Richard Ignacio - Marine Corps, private first class. Billings, Yellowstone County, MT. USS Nevada. Remains not recovered, declared missing-in-action or lost at sea.