The family of a sailor from Mankato killed in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor has received confirmation that exhumed remains are those of the serviceman who died at age 22.
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Fort Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Rifle Squad, and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs are hosting a special 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Ceremony in St. Paul Wednesday morning.
Gov. Mark Dayton is ordering that U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor and honor the Americans who died in World War II.
Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Minnesota in honor of the 70th anniversary of the attacks and the more than 2,400 Americans who died.