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17 Connecticut Men Killed At Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941

Patch takes a moment to honor those killed in the Pearl Harbor attacks.

By Philip R. Devlin.

The following Connecticut residents were killed during the Pearl Harbor attack:

Name,
Rank, Service Station, Hometown  
Eric Allen Lieutenant junior grade Navy USS Enterprise, Darien
Henry Ludwig Carlson Storekeeper 3rd class Navy Arizona Norwich
Edward W. Gosselin Ensign Naval Reserve Arizona Hamden  
Vincent M. Horan Corporal, Army Air Forces Wheeler Field Stamford  
John Henry Lanquette Coxswain Navy, Arizona Wallingford  
John Kallervo Lunita Seaman 1st class Navy Nevada Collinsville    
W.T. O'Neill Jr. Ensign Navy Arizona Glenbrook  
Stan Orzech Seaman 2nd class Navy Arizona Meriden  
Richard Patterson Jr. Shipfitter 3rd class Navy Arizona Berlin  
George Povesko Seaman 1st class Navy Arizona Bridgeport
Mike George Quarto Se

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