Two sailors killed in Pearl Harbor attack identified 80 years later

Two men who were killed in the attacks on Pearl Harbor have been identified more than 80 years after their deaths, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Tuesday. The two sailors were onboard the USS Oklahoma, which was docked in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked.

They were identified as Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class George Gilbert, 20, of Indianapolis, and Navy Seaman 1st Class Wilbur F. Newton, 29, of San Leandro, California. Gilbert was listed as accounted for on August 24, 2020, and Newton was accounted for on October 12, 2021, according to the DPAA.

A photo of Newton was provided by the DPAA. No photo of Gilbert was listed.