Harvey Christopher Herber

Electrician's Mate First Class, US Navy

Service #Unknown

Assigned to the USS Oklahoma BB-37,
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
Pacific Theater of Operations

Died on December 7, 1941
At Pearl Harbor, See Note 1
Officially Listed as Killed In Action, Remains Not Recovered

Memorial Location: Courts of the Missing, Court 3, Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii

As listed in FindAGrave.com Memorial 56110578,
and
FindAGrave.com USS Oklahoma Memorial 77723247

FindAGrave.com Memorial for the "Unknowns of the USS Oklahoma" 81490916

USS Oklahoma BB-37, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. August 21, 1929

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Awards:

Purple Heart
Medal

American Defense
Service Medal

Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal

World War II
Victory Medal

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Medal Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
American Defense Service Medal Awarded for service between September 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941 under orders to active duty for a period of 12 months or longer.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

EM1C Harvey Christopher Herber entered the US Navy on March 21, 1935 from San Pedro California.

Next of Kin Notified:
Mother, Mrs. Rachel Elizabeth Herber, Rt. 1, Box 475, Tacoma, Washington

His loss is recorded in the
State Summary of War Casualties, Washington, page 11, Navy and USMC Dead,
published by the U.S Navy in February 1946.

EM1C Harvey Christopher Herber is listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

Documents, Forms and Resources Found:
No Eyewitness Statement or Report
Yes Memorial Marker Photo(s), Find A Grave
No National Archives Database, Enlistment Records
No Official Navy After Action Report
No Photo of veteran, Find A Grave
No Washington Newspaper Obit, Notice, or Report
No WWII Draft Card Data

Note 1: The death location, "At Pearl Harbor" is based on the following data found on Naval-History.net:

A. The US Naval Memorial data reports: "HERBER, Harvey, EM1c, USN, Oklahoma BB-37, Pearl Harbor, Dec 7, 1941, died".

B. The States Lists from National Archives: "HERBER, Harvey Christopher, Electrician's Mate 1c, USN. Mother, Mrs. Rachel Elizabeth Herber, Rt. 1, Box 475, Tacoma, Wash".

C. The American Battle Monuments Commission: "HERBER, Harvey, C., Electrician's Mate First Class, 3855448, USN, Washington, MIA, December 7, 1941, Honolulu Memorial".

D. The POW/MIA Accounting Agency: "HERBER, Harvey C, EM1, 3855448, USN, from Washington, USS Oklahoma, location Hawaiian Islands, missing, date of loss December 7, 1941".

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