Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack to be buried in Ohio

ELYRIA, Ohio — A sailor killed 75 years ago in the attack on Pearl Harbor is set to be buried with full military honors in northeast Ohio.

Rudolph Piskuran, of Elyria (eh-LEER'-ee-uh), and 429 other sailors aboard the USS Oklahoma were killed on Dec. 7, 1941, when a torpedo struck the ship.

Piskuran's remains were identified earlier this year through DNA testing. He will be buried late next week at St. Mary's Cemetery in Elyria.

The Chronicle-Telegram reports Piskuran had been a 1940 graduate of Elyria High School. He played basketball and sang in the boys' chorus and junior a capella chorus.

In a letter dated eight days before the attack, Piskuran told his parents he felt safe and happy. He said he was more concerned about volcanoes than the Japanese.

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