https://freerepublic.com/tag/georgeluker/ en-us Mon, 25 May 2026 13:12:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4380868/posts A U.S. Navy sailor who died at age 17 aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor will be buried May 30 in his Arkansas hometown. Fireman 3rd Class Royle Luker will be buried with full military honors at New Bethel Cemetery in Plainview, where he was raised before enlisting in June 1941, according to a Navy news release Wednesday. He was the son of George Luker, a World War I veteran, and Nettie Estelle David Luker. He is survived by two nephews and a niece, according to his obituary on the Cornwell... Stars and Stripes https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4380868/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2026 13:12:21 GMT