Remains of Milford native killed at Pearl Harbor identified [Video]

MILFORD, Iowa — Remains of a Milford man who died on the battleship USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor have been identified and will be buried this fall in California.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA, announced Monday that the remains of Navy Fireman 1st Class Everett C. Titterington, 21, were identified on March 23, 2021. He will be buried Sept. 5 in Bloomington, California.

Titterington was assigned to the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked the U.S. fleet. The ship quickly capsized after being hit by several torpedoes during the attack, and 429 crewmen were killed.

Born on Aug. 5, 1921, Titterington was the oldest of five children of Everett and Maud Pearl Titterington. He left school at age 16 and entered the Milford Civilian Conservation Corps camp. He spent 27 months in the CCC before enlisting in the Navy on Dec. 9, 1939.

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