World War II Honoree

Joseph Ucline Conner

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

Mary E. White

Relationship

Great Niece

RANK: FIREMAN 1ST CLASS. SERVED AS A FIREMAN ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP, USS UTAH, (BB-31). ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 7, 1941, AT 0800 HOURS, HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHEN JAPANESE NAVAL AIRCRAFT FROM SIX AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ATTACKED THE U.S. PACIFIC NAVAL FLEET AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. HE WAS ONBOARD THE UTAH, BELOW DECK WHEN IT SUSTAINED A TORPEDO HIT IN THE AFT SECTION, WHICH IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO LIST AND SINK. REPORTED TO BE BURIED AT SEA, INTERNED WITHIN THE UTAH’S HULL ALONG WITH OTHER SHIPMATES AND IS MEMORIALIZED AT THE HONOLULU MEMORIAL, HONOLULU, HAWAII. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.