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Missing sailor killed at Pearl Harbor brought home after 76 years

457 views · Published 20 May 2018 · 1:39 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: 9NEWS · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Years ago, before she passed away, Ted Hummell’s mother Jeanne cut a lock of braided hair and tucked it inside her bible.

It was the bible Hummell remembers from his childhood – the one with the foldout family tree. Jeanne Hummel placed the lock of hair next to the names of her siblings, including the brother she lost on December 7, 1941 - the uncle Hummell never met.

The 20-year-old from Peoria, Illinois was one of 429 crewmen killed on the battleship when Japanese aircraft attacked. The USS Oklahoma was hit by multiple torpedoes, which caused it to quickly capsize.

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