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USS California Sailor Identified 80 Years After Pearl Harbor

3/15/2026

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U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Clyde C. McMeans has been identified more than 80 years after the USS California sank at Pearl Harbor.
DNA analysis confirmed the identification.
A funeral is planned for May 1 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to identify other USS California crew members, noting a sailor was recently accounted for.
The USS Arizona, which sank after the attack, lost 1,177 servicemen.

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U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Clyde C. McMeans has been identified more than 80 years after the USS California sank at Pearl Harbor.
DNA analysis confirmed the identification.
A funeral is planned for May 1 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to identify other USS California crew members, noting a sailor was recently accounted for.
The USS Arizona, which sank after the attack, lost 1,177 servicemen.