1. This memorial,
2. HONOLULU MEMORIAL ,
and
3. USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL.
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Pvt. Hope died on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor.
The USS Arizona is the final resting place for many of the ship's 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor. The 184-foot-long Memorial structure spanning the mid-portion of the sunken battleship consists of three main sections: the entry and assembly rooms; a central area designed for ceremonies and general observation; and the shrine room, where the names of those killed on the Arizona are engraved on the marble wall.
The Arizona was the most heavily damaged of all the vessels in Battleship Row, suffering three near-misses and four direct-hits from 800-kg bombs dropped by high-altitude Kates. The last bomb to strike her penetrated her deck starboard of turret two and detonated within a 14-inch powder magazine. The resulting massive explosion broke the ship in two forward of turret one, collapsed her forecastle decks, and created such a cavity that her forward turrets and conning tower fell thirty feet into her hull.
From USS Arizona Memorial
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USS Arizona Casualties
Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
Name Rank Service Home
HOPE, Harold W. PVT USMC Illinois
From USS Arizona Casualties
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Grandson Missing on USS Arizona
Harold Hope, 19, grandson of W. R. Hope and nephew of Mrs. George Outlaw of Sweetwater and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hope of Borger, has been reported "missing" from the U.S.S. Arizona, bombed and sunk at Pearl Harbor in a direct hit by the Japanese on Sunday, Dec. 7.
The youth had graduated from Borger High School and attended Texas Tech for two years, enlisting in the U.S. Marines in June. He had been stationed at San Diego, receiving orders in September to sail to the far east. He was a Marine guard.
The family received official notification Tuesday from the government announcing that he was "reported missing".
Young Hope has never lived in Sweetwater, but his father was raised here and he had visited here often. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hope left here in 1917 for Ranger and later to the Borger oil fields.
From The Sweetwater Reporter, Thursday, December 18, 1941, Page 1
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List of War Dead Grows
Borger, Dec. 19 - Harold W. Hope, U.S. Marine Corps, was reported missing in action while in service to his country, according to an Army dispatch received here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hope of Borger received the following wire:
"Deeply regret to inform you that your son, Private Harold W. Hope, U.S. Marine Corps, has been reported missing in action while in performance of his duties in the service of his country (censor marks) appreciate your great anxiety and will furnish you information promptly when received (censored) to not furnish possible aid to our enemies do not divulge to name of his ship of station." signed T. Holcomb, Major General Commandant
From The Amarillo Daily News, Amarillo, Texas, Friday, December 19, 1941
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Memorial Rites For Borger Marine Set
Borger, Feb. 6 - Citizens of Hutchinson County will honor the memory of Harold Wyatt Hope on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at a special memorial service. Young Hope, who was killed in action at his post aboard the U.S.S. Arizona in the Pearl Harbor attack, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hope of Borger.
Saturday the parents received official and final confirmation from the commanding officer of the United States Marine Corps that their son was killed in action in the line of duty.
The services are being arranged by Rev. Harold O. G. Scoggins, pastor of the Methodist Church here and chaplain of the local American Legion Post.
Hope was a graduate of Phillips High School in 1939 and attended Texas Technological College in Lubbock for two years. He enlisted in the Marines on June 23, 1941. He was sent to Hawaii in October, 1941.
His survivors include the parents and two sisters, Belva and Mrs. E. A. Fine; a grandfather, W. R. Hope of Sweetwater; and a grandmother, Mrs. L. L. Harrison of Borger.
From The Amarillo Daily News, Amarillo, Texas, Saturday, February 7, 1942, Page 7
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His oldest sister was Mary Luella Hope Fine and youngest sister, Belva Hope Crumbie. Both are deceased. Mary Luella died in Hobbs, New Mexico in 2000.
His aunt was Hazel Hope Outlaw, she was the widow of George Outlaw who died in 1949, I believe. Hazel lived in Sweetwater on Arkansas St. and is buried in the Sweetwater Cemetery. Bland Hope was his uncle and lived in Fisher County north of Sweetwater.
Biographical information courtesy of Virginia Choate - May, 2015
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1. This memorial,
2. HONOLULU MEMORIAL ,
and
3. USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL.
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Pvt. Hope died on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor.
The USS Arizona is the final resting place for many of the ship's 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor. The 184-foot-long Memorial structure spanning the mid-portion of the sunken battleship consists of three main sections: the entry and assembly rooms; a central area designed for ceremonies and general observation; and the shrine room, where the names of those killed on the Arizona are engraved on the marble wall.
The Arizona was the most heavily damaged of all the vessels in Battleship Row, suffering three near-misses and four direct-hits from 800-kg bombs dropped by high-altitude Kates. The last bomb to strike her penetrated her deck starboard of turret two and detonated within a 14-inch powder magazine. The resulting massive explosion broke the ship in two forward of turret one, collapsed her forecastle decks, and created such a cavity that her forward turrets and conning tower fell thirty feet into her hull.
From USS Arizona Memorial
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USS Arizona Casualties
Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
Name Rank Service Home
HOPE, Harold W. PVT USMC Illinois
From USS Arizona Casualties
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Grandson Missing on USS Arizona
Harold Hope, 19, grandson of W. R. Hope and nephew of Mrs. George Outlaw of Sweetwater and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hope of Borger, has been reported "missing" from the U.S.S. Arizona, bombed and sunk at Pearl Harbor in a direct hit by the Japanese on Sunday, Dec. 7.
The youth had graduated from Borger High School and attended Texas Tech for two years, enlisting in the U.S. Marines in June. He had been stationed at San Diego, receiving orders in September to sail to the far east. He was a Marine guard.
The family received official notification Tuesday from the government announcing that he was "reported missing".
Young Hope has never lived in Sweetwater, but his father was raised here and he had visited here often. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hope left here in 1917 for Ranger and later to the Borger oil fields.
From The Sweetwater Reporter, Thursday, December 18, 1941, Page 1
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List of War Dead Grows
Borger, Dec. 19 - Harold W. Hope, U.S. Marine Corps, was reported missing in action while in service to his country, according to an Army dispatch received here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hope of Borger received the following wire:
"Deeply regret to inform you that your son, Private Harold W. Hope, U.S. Marine Corps, has been reported missing in action while in performance of his duties in the service of his country (censor marks) appreciate your great anxiety and will furnish you information promptly when received (censored) to not furnish possible aid to our enemies do not divulge to name of his ship of station." signed T. Holcomb, Major General Commandant
From The Amarillo Daily News, Amarillo, Texas, Friday, December 19, 1941
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Memorial Rites For Borger Marine Set
Borger, Feb. 6 - Citizens of Hutchinson County will honor the memory of Harold Wyatt Hope on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at a special memorial service. Young Hope, who was killed in action at his post aboard the U.S.S. Arizona in the Pearl Harbor attack, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hope of Borger.
Saturday the parents received official and final confirmation from the commanding officer of the United States Marine Corps that their son was killed in action in the line of duty.
The services are being arranged by Rev. Harold O. G. Scoggins, pastor of the Methodist Church here and chaplain of the local American Legion Post.
Hope was a graduate of Phillips High School in 1939 and attended Texas Technological College in Lubbock for two years. He enlisted in the Marines on June 23, 1941. He was sent to Hawaii in October, 1941.
His survivors include the parents and two sisters, Belva and Mrs. E. A. Fine; a grandfather, W. R. Hope of Sweetwater; and a grandmother, Mrs. L. L. Harrison of Borger.
From The Amarillo Daily News, Amarillo, Texas, Saturday, February 7, 1942, Page 7
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His oldest sister was Mary Luella Hope Fine and youngest sister, Belva Hope Crumbie. Both are deceased. Mary Luella died in Hobbs, New Mexico in 2000.
His aunt was Hazel Hope Outlaw, she was the widow of George Outlaw who died in 1949, I believe. Hazel lived in Sweetwater on Arkansas St. and is buried in the Sweetwater Cemetery. Bland Hope was his uncle and lived in Fisher County north of Sweetwater.
Biographical information courtesy of Virginia Choate - May, 2015
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