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Minnesota man who died 75 years ago at Pearl Harbor, finally laid home to rest
Navy fireman’s remains were unidentified until last December.
EMMONS, Minn. — A Minnesota sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 has received a hometown burial.
Seventy-five years later, the remains of Navy fireman 3rd class Glaydon Iverson were laid to rest Saturday alongside his parents at Oak Lawn Cemetery in his hometown of Emmons.
Iverson died at the age of 24 on Dec. 7, 1941 when the USS Oklahoma was hit by multiple torpedoes. The battleship capsized quickly, while anchored at Pearl Harbor. Iverson was one of 429 sailors to die in the strike.
Bringing a hero home…. Glaydon Iverson has arrived in Freeborn County on his journey to be laid in his final resting place. It was 75 years ago that he died during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Amazing to see today. ❤GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS❤
Posted by Sara Wilson on Thursday, May 25, 2017
His remains weren’t identified until last December, when scientists using DNA technology were able to make a match. His body was flown home last week, and he was buried Saturday with full military honors.
Iverson’s gravestone has an engraving depicting the USS Oklahoma.
