19 South Carolinians who died in Pearl Harbor – Florence, South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina (WBTW) – “The Day to Live on the Notorious Day” is back on the other side of the country.

Almost 20 South Carolina men died in the attack on Pearl Harbor when the bomb was dropped on Hawaii just 80 years ago.

The sculptures at Memorial Park on Hampton Street, Colombia, commemorate those killed and surviving in the attack. The monument bears 25 names, some of which are linked to North Carolina and other states.

About 2,400 people were killed in the attack, including about 50 civilians. Half of them are onboard the USS Arizona, with more than 900 people buried to date.

The South Carolinas who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor are:

Samuel Bush

Ship: USS California

Birthplace: Beaufort County

Disposal: Burial / Memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Hubert Clement

Ship: USS Oklahoma

Birthplace: Inman

Propensity: Operational action / Loss at sea

Carl Doll

Ship: USS Oklahoma

Birthplace: Green Building

Propensity: Operational action / Loss at sea

Benjamin Gilead

Ship: USS Oklahoma

Birthplace: Beaufort

Disposal: Burial / Memorial at Beaufort National Cemetery

Ardley Hasty

Ship: Member of the US Army Air Corps

Birthplace: Richland District

Disposal: Burial / Memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Earl food

Ship: Member of the US Army Air Corps

Birthplace: Dillon

Disposal: Burial / Memorial at Florence National Cemetery

Eric Kampmeyer

Ship: USS Utah

Birthplace: Charleston County

Propensity: Operational action / Loss at sea

Henry Lee
Ship: USS Arizona

Birthplace: Conway

Disposal: irreparable

Wayne Lewis

Ship: USS Arizona

Birthplace: Arcadia

Disposal: irreparable

Luther McBee

Ship: USS West Virginia

Birthplace: Green Building

Disposal: Buried / Memorial in the Anglican Cemetery in Greenville

Frazier Mayfield

Ship: USS Nevada

Birthplace: Leeds

Disposal: Burial / Memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

John Mears

Ship: USS Arizona

Birthplace: Green Building

Disposal: irreparable

Douglas Moore

Ship: USS Arizona

Birthplace: Anderson

Disposal: irreparable

James Moore

Ship: USS Arizona

Birthplace: Anderson

Disposal: irreparable

James Nations

Ship: USS Arizona

Birthplace: Pickens County

Disposal: irreparable

Milton Salat

Ship: USS Oklahoma

Birthplace: Mauldin

Propensity: Operational action / Loss at sea

Broads waist

Ship: USS Arizona

Birthplace: Simpsonville

Disposal: irreparable

Vernon White

Ship: USS Arizona

Birthplace: Colombia

Disposal: irreparable

Jack Williams

Ship: USS Arizona

Birthplace: Spartanberg

Disposal: irreparable