Texas sailor killed aboard USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor identified decades after death

Navy Fireman 3rd Class Clarence A. Blaylock, of Fort Worth, Texas, has been accounted for decades after his death aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

"The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Blaylock," the agency said.

The Navy spent three years recovering the remains of the deceased. However, by 1947 scientists had been able to identify only 35 crew members. Those who went unidentified were subsequently buried in 46 plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu, the DPAA said.