Lexington Sailor Still Among the Unidentified of the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor, Ray Pentico-- Part 1

This being the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, I will write about it in all eight of my blogs.

From the December 5, 2020, Lexington Clipper-Herald "Lexington sailor still among  the unidentified who perished  on USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor" by Brian Neban.

It has been four years since the decision was made to disinter the USS Oklahoma Unknowns for identification purposes.  So far, 242 have been identified, but that is not the case for Ray Pentico.  he is still among the Missing In Action sailors from that stricken ship.

He was born March 31, 1923, in Overton.  After attending Lexington public schools, he enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) on April 3, 1941.  After serving in it for three months, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on July 7, 1941, just five months before the Japanese attack.

He received seven weeks of training in San Diego and upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Oklahoma (BB-37).

--USS Oklahoma

History Trail at Sackets Harbor Dedicated

From the June 4, 2016, Watertown (NY) Daily Times "History Trail at Sackets Harbor to be dedicated."

The Sackets Harbor Battlefield Historic Site's "History Trail" was dedicated at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4.

Sackets Harbor was selected last June to become a National Recreation Trail.  The ceremony at the site's pavilion off Hill Street coincides with National Trails Day.

Sackets Harbor is recognized by the National Park Service as one of the top War of 1812 sites in the nation.  There are ten panels along the trail telling the place's history.

Persons walking the trail will see the 1860s Navy Yard structures, the 1913 War of 1812 Centennial 100-maple tree grove, the 1930s CCC decorative stone wall on the cliff, expansive mowed lawns, thickets of trees abounding with bird life and sweeping views of the Black River Bay.

--Brock-Perry