F2c Albert Renner

• 1920 - Township 138-82, Morton County, North Dakota
• 1930 - Township 138-82, Morton County, North Dakota

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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced U.S. Navy Fireman Second Class Albert Renner, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 19, 2019.

On Dec. 7, 1941, F2 Renner was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48), which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS West Virginia sustained multiple torpedo hits, but timely counter-flooding measures taken by the crew prevented it from capsizing, and it came to rest on the shallow harbor floor. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 106 crewmen, including Albert Renner.

• Fireman 2c Albert Renner - Missing In Action
• Date of Disappearance: December 7, 1941 / Age: 24
• Branch of Service: Navy
• Company/Division: United States Navy
• Died while in MIA status after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial.

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