Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid To Rest Today

A Mississippi sailor, killed at Pearl Harbor, was laid to rest today. Navy Fireman 1st Class Jim H. Johnston, was killed at pearl harbor in the attack on the USS Oklahoma. 429 casualties resulted and most of the dead were never identified. Until defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency personnel exhumed remains and as a result, were able to identify Johnston. Johnston was laid to rest this morning at the Riverwood Family Funeral Services in Brookhaven, and there will be a graveside service at the Wesson Cemetery.