Lost at Pearl Harbor, WWII Soldier Will Be Laid to Rest in Maine

Official Statements

• U.S. Army Human Resources Command, November 10: “FORT KNOX, Ky. — The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc. Willard C. Orr, 21, killed during World War II, will be interred Nov. 14 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Bangor, Maine. Services and interment are being coordinated by Brookings-Smith Funeral Home.

  During World War II, Orr was assigned to Headquarters Squadron, 17th Air Base Group at Hickam Airfield on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

  On. Dec. 7th, 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese aircraft expanded to Hickam Field, targeting U.S. aircraft, barracks, supply buildings, and the base chapel.

  The attack lasted four hours. Orr was reportedly killed during this time.

  The Defense Pow/Mia Accounting Agency accounted for Orr on Nov. 20, 2025.

  For more information on DPAA’s efforts to locate and identify Orr, please visit: [https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/ID-Announcements/Article/4344783/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-orr-w/](https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/ID-Announcements/Article/4344783/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-orr-w/)

  U.S. Army Human Resources Command’s Past Conflict Repatriations Branch plays a vital role in the process of identifying, locating and contacting subsequent generation family members of Soldiers missing or killed in action during WWII and the Korean War to positively identify previously undiscovered or unknown remains.

  Media interested in covering and/or obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact Brookings-Smith Funeral Home, 207-942-8815.”