{"id":22297,"date":"2021-05-12T23:01:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T23:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/12\/remains-idd-of-2-indiana-brothers-killed-during-pearl-harbor-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:21:05","slug":"remains-idd-of-2-indiana-brothers-killed-during-pearl-harbor-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/05\/12\/remains-idd-of-2-indiana-brothers-killed-during-pearl-harbor-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Remains ID\u2019d of 2 Indiana brothers killed during Pearl Harbor attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La PORTE, Ind. \u2014 The remains of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/News-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/2431214\/uss-oklahoma-brothers-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-trapp-h-trapp-w\/\" target=\"_blank\">two Indiana brothers<\/a> who were killed in the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified by U.S. military scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/10\/10\/long-after-they-died-military-sees-surge-in-identifications\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency<\/a> said Monday it had identified the remains of Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Harold F. 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Trapp, 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brothers from La Porte in northern Indiana were assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, when it was attacked by Japanese aircraft while moored at Pearl Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/12\/03\/military-ids-100-killed-on-uss-oklahoma-in-pearl-harbor\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17335658350144.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Military IDs 100 killed on USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The military has identified 100 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Oklahoma capsized during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 76 years ago, officials said Friday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USS Oklahoma capsized after sustaining multiple torpedo hits and 429 crewmen were killed, including the Trapp brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2015, the remains of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/12\/03\/military-ids-100-killed-on-uss-oklahoma-in-pearl-harbor\/\" target=\"_blank\">unidentified USS Oklahoma servicemen were exhumed <\/a>from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. 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