Missing WWII sailor from Wisconsin identified




The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Sep 4, 2008 17:53:27 EDT
DORCHESTER, Wis. — A sailor from Dorchester is among three missing World War II servicemen who have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial.
The Department of Defense says Fireman 2nd Class Lawrence A. Boxrucker will be buried Saturday in Dorchester.
The Defense Department says Boxrucker was on the battleship Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The ship was struck by torpedoes and capsized, killing 429 sailors and Marines.
Most were buried as unknowns, but new technology allowed the military to identify Boxrucker and two others.
They are Ensign Irvin A.R. Thompson of Hudson County, New Jersey, and Ensign Eldon P. Wyman, of Portland, Oregon. All three will be buried with full military honors.

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