
Pearl Harbor veteran's remains returned home to Michigan 80 years later
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A World War II veteran's remains were buried in his hometown over the weekend after 80 years since he died in the attacks on Pearl Harbor 1941, according to local reports.
Flaherty "remained in a gun turret holding a flashlight to permit others in the turret to see in order to escape" as the Oklahoma capsized, according to the Naval History and Command. Flaherty's remains were buried on Aug. 21 in his birthplace, Charlotte, Michigan. He was born in 1919, and his remains were discovered 100 years later in 2019, The Lansing State Journal first reported.More Related News













