Eston Arledge USN (1916 - 1941)

Born 11 Nov 1916 in Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Dec 1941 at age 25 in USS Arizona (BB-39) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Eston Arledge USN is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Navy about 1938-7 Dec 1941 KIA aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) having attained the rank of Petty Officer Second Class Signalman. He was in Corpus Christi, Texas when he signed on with the USN.

Biography

Eston Arledge was born about 1918. He is the son of John Arledge and Edna Lyons.

Following from: https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000004sfjEAA

On December 7, 1941, Japanese carrier-based aircraft launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base and ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. During the attack, the USS Arizona (BB-39) was struck by eight armor-piercing bombs. One penetrated the Arizona's deck near its No. 2 turret, causing a large explosion that destroyed the forward half of the ship and started a fire that burned for two days. It is thought that most of the Arizona’s crew members died instantly during the explosion. More than 1,100 sailors and Marines were lost along with the ship.

Signalman Second Class Eston Arledge, who entered the U.S. Navy from Texas, was aboard the Arizona on the day of the Pearl Harbor attack. He was lost with the ship, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Signalman Second Class Arledge is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVQZ-3WW : accessed 18 July 2020), Eston Arlidge in household of John Arlidge, Police Jury Ward 7, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing ED 53, sheet 11A, line 39, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 606; FHL microfilm 1,820,606.