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Leon Paul Arickx

Birth	:	28 Dec 1918 Minnesota, USA
Death	:	7 Dec 1941 Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2742004, -92.7917023
Description	:	Died in Pearl Harbor during the war. Age: 22 Navy Seaman First Class aboard the USS Oklahoma Missing in action durng the attack on Pearl Harbor Awarded the Purple Heart Picture is from the Memorial wall at Pearl Harbor --------------------------------- WATERLOO DAILY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1943, PAGE SEVENTEEN OSAGE COUPLE GIVEN DECORATION AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY TO SON Osage, Ia.--Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arickx of Mitchell have received the Purple Heart award, posthumously awarded to their son, Leon Arickx, seaman first class, who lost his life in action at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. The... Read More	Died in Pearl Harbor during the war. Age: 22 Navy Seaman First Class aboard the USS Oklahoma Missing in action durng the attack on Pearl Harbor Awarded the Purple Heart Picture is from the Memorial wall at Pearl Harbor --------------------------------- WATERLOO DAILY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1943, PAGE SEVENTEEN OSAGE COUPLE GIVEN DECORATION AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY TO SON Osage, Ia.--Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arickx of Mitchell have received the Purple Heart award, posthumously awarded to their son, Leon Arickx, seaman first class, who lost his life in action at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. The certificate of award and the purple heart medal were sent by Frank Knox, secretary of the navy. Leon was aboard the Oklahoma. Thank you,Eric Ackerman Topeka, Kansas --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced (2 Feb 2018) that U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class (S1C) Leon Arickx, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) in World War II, has been identified and accounted for. On Dec. 7, 1941, Arickx was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Arickx. In 2015, DPAA disinterred remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. Arickx's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl (Find A Grave Memorial 56114195), along with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. Awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, American Campaign Medal & World War II Victory Medal; Service #3214207 --------------------------------------------- Suggested edit: FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT WASHINGTON — June 29, 2018 The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, recently accounted for from World War II are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Navy Seaman 1st Class Leon Arickx, 22, of Mitchell, Iowa, accounted for on January 30, will be buried July 7, 2018 in Osage, Iowa. On Dec. 7, 1941, Arickx was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Arickx. From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries. In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central Identification Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Arickx. In April 2015, the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a policy memorandum directing the disinterment of unknowns associated with the USS Oklahoma. On June 15, 2015, DPAA personnel began exhuming the remains from the Punchbowl for analysis. To identify Arickx’s remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, anthropological analysis, along with circumstantial evidence. DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership in this recovery. From FAG Contributor: usafdo From FAG Contributor: SBR

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Leon Paul Arickx's memorial is located at: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, USA.
When did Leon Paul Arickx death?
Leon Paul Arickx death on 7 Dec 1941 in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
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Latitude: 43.2742004
Longitude: -92.7917023

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Louis Arickx

(1874 - 1959)

Erma Marie Vergate Arickx

(1884 - 1962)

Siblings

Bertha Rosalie Arickx Lievrouw

(1907 - 2006)

Mary M. Arickx

(1909 - 1923)

Adelaide “Della” Arickx

(1910 - 1910)

Suzanna Martha Arickx Boerjan

(1911 - 1973)

Frank Emil Arickx

(1914 - 1978)

Raymond August Arickx Sr.

(1917 - 1992)

Joseph Julius Arickx

(1922 - 1974)

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1. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2742004, -92.7917023

2. South Osage Mennonite Church Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2544556, -92.7915573

3. Osage Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2916700, -92.8201700

4. Tucker Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2494011, -92.8319016

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Coordinate: 43.2249985, -92.7838898

6. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2238998, -92.8300018

7. Oak Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3156013, -92.8707962

8. Dudley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2252998, -92.8743973

9. Rock Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2352791, -92.9225006

10. Stillwater Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2130585, -92.6780624

11. Eden Presbyterian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2131004, -92.9103012

12. Beaver Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3397217, -92.6727829

13. Saint Peters Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2858315, -92.6427765

14. Howardville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1866989, -92.7016983

15. West End Cemetery
Meroa, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2216682, -92.9250031

16. Riverview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3430328, -92.9220200

17. Liberty Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3856010, -92.7230988

18. Saint Ansgar Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3777809, -92.9094391

19. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3717003, -92.9257965

20. First Lutheran Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3841705, -92.9194412

21. Blakestad Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3711014, -92.9400024

22. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Rock Creek, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3295560, -92.9849770

23. Saint Johns Lutheran Old Cemetery
Rock Creek, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3313904, -92.9897232

24. Stacyville Cemetery
Stacyville, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4294014, -92.7908020