[PGR_PA_r12] Petty Officer First Class Stanislaw (Stanley) Frank Drwall USN WWII KIA MIA / 4 August 2021 / Moon, PA

[PAPGR Vet Rep West]

*Petty Officer First Class Stanislaw (Stanley) Frank Drwall*

*U.S. Navy *

*WWII KIA MIA *
*4 **August 2021*
*Moon, PA*


The Patriot Guard Riders of Pennsylvania have been invited by the family
and in coordination with the Patriot Guard Riders of Florida and the
Patriot Guard Riders of West Virginia, to escort then stand in silent honor
for Petty Officer First Class Stanislaw (Stanley) Frank Drwall.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Petty Officer 1st
Class Stanislaw Frank Drwall of the U.S. Navy at the age of 25 of Thomas,
West Virginia was killed during World War II and was accounted for on 25th
of March 2021.

On the 7th of December 1941, Stanislaw was assigned to the battleship USS
Oklahoma, his military occupation was a Patternmaker First Class. The USS
Oklahoma was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor when the ship was attacked
by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits,
which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the
deaths of 429 crewmen, including Stanislaw.

>From December 1941 to June 1944 Navy personnel recovered the remains of the
deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu
Cemeteries. In September 1947 tasked with recovering and identifying Fallen
U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves
Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from
the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central Identification
Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to
confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that time.

The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at
the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in
Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those who could not
be identified as non-recoverable, including Stanislaw. Between June and
November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma unknowns from the
Punchbowl for analysis.

To identify Stanislaw's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces
Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome DNA
Y-STR analysis.

Stanislaw's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,
along with the others who are missing from WWII and a rosette will be
placed next to his name to indicate Petty First Class Stanislaw Frank
Drwall has been accounted for.

Decorations include the Purple Heart, World War II Victory Medal, Good
Conduct Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, American Theater Campaign Medal
and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.

Additional family service mention

Stanislaw's younger brother Walter Casimir Drwall would go on to join the
U.S. Navy and was killed in action during the sinking of the USS Coamo a
year later on the 2nd of December 1942.

Stanislaw and his brother Walter are among the 8,455 American Gold Star
casualties recorded in their archive with close ties to West Virginia. This
is a substantial number of individuals who gave their lives in service to
their country.

Stanislaw served our country with honor, it's now our turn to honor him.


*Wednesday, 4 August 2021*


*Staging: *5:00 PM
*Sheetz #379*
9002 University Blvd, Moon, PA 15108
https://goo.gl/maps/uaQeqhZ8tTF2


*Briefing:* 5:30 PM


*KSU:* *TBD*
*Pittsburgh International Airport*
1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15231
https://goo.gl/maps/ej445MxdHyn



*RCIC: Aaron Zeff*
pgrpa.asc.west at gmail.com
(724) 587-5626



*F**or those assisting PGRWV **following the Honorable Transfer, KSU for
Honorable Escort: TBD*

*Hinkle-Fenner Funeral Home*
567 Thomas Ave, Davis, WV 26260
https://goo.gl/maps/zKstN9KtEaP12rKA7


*Escorting to West Virginia on I-79 southbound to Alternate Staging & Fuel
Stop: *7:30 PM
*Exxon Station *
273 E Roy Furman Hwy, Waynesburg, PA 15370
https://goo.gl/maps/fWqA767s473gZTbr5


*KSU:*
*TBD for Hinkle-Fenner Funeral Home *




*RCIC's:*

*Michael Whitlatch*
*Susan Whitlatch*
Starr6562 at gmail.com
(304) 559-3093


*Times are subject to change so, please check back on the Mission post
before planning your day.*


Members can attend all of a mission or any part of the mission. PGR sets no
time for a member to escort and or stand a mission. We Thank you for
whatever time you give us and the families of our heroes appreciate your
time.

* Please be aware and alert of your surroundings. Also, before heading out
please watch the weather, dress accordingly, bring your 3 X 5 handheld
American flags.*
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