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Teen sailor killed aboard USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor identified after 82 years through DNA analysis
The remains of Royle Bradford Luker, a 17-year-old sailor killed during the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, have been identified after 82 years through DNA analysis and will be buried with military honors in Arkansas. His identification was confirmed by comparing his remains with DNA from living relatives, allowing him to be laid to rest alongside his parents.
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