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
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