Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at ...

His remains were accounted for on Sept. 27, 2024. On Dec. 7, 1941, Frye was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked ...

Hoke County native, Mess Attendant, Neil Frye was lost when the USS West Virginia was sunk by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, ...

The USS West Virginia in 1944, rebuilt after sinking ... s commander died of a shrapnel wound from an explosion on another battleship. While the ship sank, another mess officer named Doris ...

A mess attendant on duty during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor saved lives and took a position to defend the ship, and his ...