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Remembering the 17 Reno County veterans who were at Pearl Harbor

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Dec. 7 is the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor — the day that pulled the U.S. into World War II. There were 17 veterans from Reno County at Pearl Harbor that fateful day.

The list includes nine who survived the attack and eight who lost their lives. It includes Harold Bates and Everett Windle, who were killed on the USS Oklahoma; Wilbur Ellis and Harold Kagarice, who were among the 1,177 killed aboard the USS Arizona. The nine who survived are gone now. Edgar Kentfield Jr. was the last known survivor of Pearl Harbor from Reno County when he died Aug. 11, 2015.

Below is the list of those who lost their lives and those who survived the day that will live in infamy:

Harold Bates — Seaman — USS Oklahoma — Killed at Pearl Harbor
Robert Clarke — Gunner — Navy — Killed at Pearl Harbor
Wilbur Ellis — Radioman — USS Arizona — Killed at Pearl Harbor
Harold Kagarice — Petty Officer — USS Arizona — Killed at Pearl Harbor
Camillus Michael O’Grady — Sargent Battleship — Killed at Pearl Harbor
Everett Windle — Firefighter — USS Oklahoma — Killed at Pearl Harbor
James Stucky — Firefighter — Navy — Killed at Pearl Harbor
Stephen Stucky — Water Tender — Navy — Killed at Pearl Harbor

Leo Applegate — Ship Fitter — USS Medusa — Survivor
H.A. Bisbee — Flight Engineer — Survivor
William Downing — Private First Class — Schofield Barracks — Survivor
Edgar Kentfield Jr. — Chief Petty Officer — Survivor
Walt McCandless — Chief Mechanics Mate Ammunitions Ship — Survivor
James Ragsdale — Chief Petty Officer — USS Worden — Survivor
Joaquin “John” Santos — Cook — USS Nevada — Survivor
Carl Zimmerman — Mechanics Mate — USS Honolulu — Survivor
Gregory Zimmerman — Sargent Schofield Barracks — Survivor

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