In October 2020, I reported on the coming home of Rex E. Wise, a World War II veteran who was killed at Pearl Harbor but could not be identified after the attack. His remains were brought home by the U.S. Navy on the 245th birthday of the Navy, and he was buried on what would have been his 100th birthday. I covered this story for The Blackwell (Okla.) Journal-Tribune, The Wichita (Kans.) Eagle, and The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City). This post includes coverage of the day his remains were delivered to the airport in Wichita, where his family waited for him. The next post will include coverage of his burial the following the day in his hometown of Braman, Oklahoma.

THE BLACKWELL JOURNAL-TRIBUNE (weekly): Posted online Tues., Oct. 13: “Braman-born sailor brought home.” Jordan Green, The Blackwell Journal-Tribune. (May not appear in print in this paper, but did appear in print the following day in The Oklahoman and The Wichita Eagle.) Link: https://blackwelljournaltribune.net/articles/11451/view

THE OKLAHOMAN, Wednesday, Oct. 14: “Oklahoma native who died on USS Oklahoma returns home after 80 years.” Jordan Green, The Blackwell Journal-Tribune, Page 2.

https://oklahoman.com/article/5673871/oklahoma-native-who-died-on-uss-oklahoma-returns-home-after-80-years

THE WICHITA EAGLE, Wednesday, Oct. 14: “After 79 years, World War II veteran’s remains return home.” Jordan Green, The Blackwell Journal-Tribune. Page A4. No link.