Sailor Killed in Pearl Harbor Attack Accounted For 8 Decades Later: "We've Loved Him Forever, Without Ever Knowing Him"

March 15, 2026

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The remains of U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Clyde C. McMeans have been identified 80 years after the USS California was sunk in the Pearl Harbor attack.
McMeans died on December 7, 1941, while reportedly helping other sailors in a motorboat that was struck by a bomb.
His identification was confirmed through DNA and forensic analysis.
McMeans' family will hold a funeral service and bury him with military honors in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Other USS California crew members and USS Arizona sailors have also recently been accounted for or are being exhumed.

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