Hundreds Attend Service For WWII Vet With No Known Family

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Sailors carry the casket of World War II veteran Herman White during his funeral Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. White had no surviving family, so the Brown-Dugger Funeral Home put out a notice asking for people to attend his funeral. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)

Perry, OK – Hundreds of strangers have honored a 97-year-old World War II veteran from Oklahoma who funeral home officials say died with no known surviving family.

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Motorcycles carrying U.S. flags were part of Wednesday’s service for Herman White, who died Aug. 11. White was buried next to his wife and son in Perry, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Oklahoma City.

Funeral director Rebecca Raines, with Brown-Dugger Funeral Home, reached out to the community after learning White had no known surviving relatives.

White married in 1941, joined the Navy in 1945 and served aboard the USS Muliphen in the Pacific. After the military, White returned to Oklahoma and worked in the oil and gas fields.

The couple had a son in 1951. White’s wife died in 1998. Their son died in 1999.

(AP)


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4 years ago

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4 years ago

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