On September 27, 2024, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Mess Attendant Third Class Neil Daniel Frye, missing from World War II. Frye entered the U.S. Navy from North Carolina and served aboard the USS West Virginia (BB-48) at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack.

Mar 16, 2025 · POW/MIA Pearl Harbor Veteran Petty Officer Neil Daniel Frye departed his life on December 7, 1941, while aboard the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

Dec 18, 2024 · The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class (Matt3c) Neil D. Frye, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 27, 2024. On Dec. 7, 1941, Frye was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft.

Neil Frye Obituary. POW/MIA Pearl Harbor Veteran Petty Officer Neil Daniel Frye departed his life on December 7, 1941, while aboard the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor in...

4 days ago · Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil Daniel Frye was killed on December 7, 1941, on the USS West Virginia and his remains were recovered last summer, according to Terry McMillian, who is Frye’s first cousin. Frye, who was born and raised in Vass, NC, was just 19 when he was killed in the attack.

Mar 19, 2025 · Neil Frye didn’t make his own transfer request by the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and was aboard the USS West Virginia, according to the Navy. During the attack, the...

Mar 14, 2025 · Neil Daniel Frye, killed in the Pearl Harbor attack, will be laid to rest in North Carolina on April 3, 2025, coinciding with his 104th birthday.

Feb 9, 2025 · Memorial for Neil Daniel Frye at Fold3. Memorial for Neil Daniel Frye at Fold3. Skip to content. Show Navigation. Search & Browse; Featured; Join Now; Sign In; Neil Daniel Frye. Save To Ancestry. World War II · US Navy · Petty Officer Third Class. Facts Stories Gallery Sources. Add. Timeline. 1939 - 1945 World War II. Served For ...

Mar 19, 2025 · When torpedoes struck his battleship, Neil Frye was just 20 years old — a country boy halfway around the world from his tiny hometown of Vass, North Carolina, caught off-guard on an infamous day.

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