Remains of man killed during Pearl Harbor attack identified

The remains of a man killed during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified, officials said.

The remains of a man killed during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified, officials said.

U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Edward D. Bowden, 29, of New Bern, North Carolina, was killed during the attack during World War II, according to a release from The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). The statement stated that Bowden was accounted for as of April 1.

Bowden was assigned to the USS California, which was one of the ships hit by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941, the statement said. The ship was stationed at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, and was struck by multiple torpedoes and bombs, setting it on fire and causing it to sink.

The attack killed 102 crew members on board, the agency said. Approximately 43 people were identified immediately after the attack.

The remains of the fallen soldiers were collected by Navy personnel from December 1941 to April 1942 and interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries, according to the statement.