[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1533-E1534]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN HONOR OF THE LIFE OF EDGAR DAVID GROSS, WT2c NAVY RESERVE

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 16, 2018

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the life of 
Edgar David Gross, WT2c Navy Reserve.
  Edgar was born on October 25, 1902 in Athens, Alabama. He was the 
youngest of 10 children born to George and Susan Gross.
  Edgar was married to Anne Pearl Gross and did not have any children. 
Edgar was a water tender 2nd class (WT2c) in the U.S. Naval Reserve and 
served aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37).
  He was killed on December 7, 1941, during the Japanese bombing of 
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  The USS Oklahoma was moored at berth F-5, outboard of the USS 
Maryland, at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor when attached by Japanese 
forces. The USS Oklahoma suffered multiple torpedo hits which caused it 
to capsize. 429 sailors and Marines were killed, including Edgar. Only 
32 men were saved.
  In 2003, the POW/MIA Accounting Command disinterred the first casket 
of unknowns from the USS Oklahoma to identify. The remainder of caskets 
were disinterred until 2015 and Edgar's remains were identified 
officially on November 3, 2018.
  A funeral and burial ceremony for Edgar will be held on Memorial Day 
2019 at Cherry Grove Baptist Church in Athens followed by his burial at 
the family cemetery, Evans Cemetery.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring the life of this brave 
American hero who is finally coming home.

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