HORRELL, HARVEY HOWARD – PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS, U.S. NAVY
Class of 1927Service: U.S. Navy
Service Dates: 1928-1941
Rank: PETTY OFFICER
MOS: Signalman First Class
Notable: KIA PEARL HARBOR
Harvey Howard Horrell was born June 6, 1910, in Pender County, North Carolina, to Jasper Horrell, a laborer at odd jobs, and Margaret Horne Horrell, a homemaker.
He enlisted in the Navy in 1928 and was a signalman first class on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
An older brother, Lloyd, served in the Coast Guard during the war. A younger brother, Jack, served in the Army in WWII.
Name: Harvey Howard Horrell
Branch: United States Navy
Service Number: 261 65 16
Rate: SM1/c (Signalman First Class)
Duties: Stand signal watch on bridge. Identify flags. Use blinker, searchlight and semaphore. Use range finder, searchlights, signal apparatus.
Enlisted: 3 June 1938 (Reenlistment)
Place: San Diego, California
Onboard USS Arizona: 7 June 1941
From: RS San Diego, California
Date of Birth: 6 June 1910
Place of Birth: North Carolina
Hometown / State December 1941: Wilmington, North Carolina
Next of Kin: Mrs. Maggie J. Horrell - Mother
Address: 914 N. 4th St., Wi
Accolades: KIA Pearl Harbor, Recipient posthumously of the Purple Heart
Accolades: KIA Pearl Harbor, Recipient posthumously of the Purple Heart