Scientists with the military have been using advanced technology to identify remains of sailors lost at Pearl Harbor, over 80 years later. Recently, one fallen Navy Fireman, 1st Class Everett C. Titterington, was identified. As a result, Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, September 9th. He was from Milford, Iowa and will be buried in Riverside National Cemetery in California.
Titterington was onboard the USS Oklahoma when it was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor and capsized during multiple torpedo hits on December 7, 1941. He was 21-years-old. Scientists with the military have been using advanced technology to identify remains of sailors lost at Pearl Harbor.
Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.
Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.