FESSENDEN, N.D. (AP) - The remains of a North Dakota sailor who died when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor are coming home, after more than 75 years.
The remains of Gunners Mate 1st Class Arthur Clarence Neuenschwander are scheduled to arrive at the Fargo airport on Wednesday. A public memorial service will be held in Fessenden on June 24.
Neuenschwander was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was docked at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. Neuenschwander was 32 at the time.
His nephew says he and a few other family members gave the Navy DNA samples to help identify the remains. The family received a phone call from the U.S. Navy in February that Neuenschwander's body had been identified.