RICHARD L. "SWEDE" "DICK" ARTLEY
July 23, 1922 ~ October 18, 2011
Richard L. (Swede/Dick) Artley passed away at Juniper Meadows Assisted Living in Lewiston, Idaho, October 18, 2011. Swede was born in Maywood, Nebraska, to Robert L. and Maude L. Stewart Artley July 23, 1922. He moved with his family to Woodland, Wash. during the 1930's where he met his future wife, Norma Jean Johnston.
After graduating from Woodland High School, Woodland, Washington in 1940, Swede enlisted in the U.S. Navy that August. He requested that he be assigned to the USS Oklahoma where his brother, Daryle, was already serving. After some delays and complications, Swede boarded the Oklahoma on December 7, 1940. The boys' friend, Francis (Ham) Dick, also from Maywood, Washington and Woodland, Washington was also on the Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma was moored in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked. The Oklahoma capsized and Swede and 31 others were trapped inside the hull for almost 36 hours before being rescued. Swede was never able to locate Daryle or Ham after the attack. After recovering from a leg injury, Swede was reassigned to a subchaser, achieving the rank of Quartermaster first class. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in August of 1946. At the time of his death, Swede was the last survivor of the 32 "cut-outs" from the Oklahoma.
In civilian life Swede continued to work with ships at the Port of Portland, Portland, Oregon where he retired as a Freight Station Superintendent.
After retiring, Swede and Norma, sold their home in Vancouver, Washington and traveled for several years. In 1998 they settled in the Lewiston Orchards in Idaho.
In addition to his wife Norma, Swede was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Daryle; sister, Phyllis McLaren and husband, Lawrence, and their great-grandson, Trevor Dunn.
The family wishes to thank Juniper Meadows, Orchards Rehab and Care Center, and St. Joseph's Hospice and Care Connection, all of Lewiston, Idaho for the good care they provided and the caring way they provided it.
Memorials may be made to the Inland Northwest Honor Flight, 608 W. 2nd Ave., Ste. 309, Spokane, WA 99201-4430 or to St. Joseph Hospice in Lewiston, Idaho.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, WA on November 11, 2011
July 23, 1922 ~ October 18, 2011
Richard L. (Swede/Dick) Artley passed away at Juniper Meadows Assisted Living in Lewiston, Idaho, October 18, 2011. Swede was born in Maywood, Nebraska, to Robert L. and Maude L. Stewart Artley July 23, 1922. He moved with his family to Woodland, Wash. during the 1930's where he met his future wife, Norma Jean Johnston.
After graduating from Woodland High School, Woodland, Washington in 1940, Swede enlisted in the U.S. Navy that August. He requested that he be assigned to the USS Oklahoma where his brother, Daryle, was already serving. After some delays and complications, Swede boarded the Oklahoma on December 7, 1940. The boys' friend, Francis (Ham) Dick, also from Maywood, Washington and Woodland, Washington was also on the Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma was moored in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked. The Oklahoma capsized and Swede and 31 others were trapped inside the hull for almost 36 hours before being rescued. Swede was never able to locate Daryle or Ham after the attack. After recovering from a leg injury, Swede was reassigned to a subchaser, achieving the rank of Quartermaster first class. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in August of 1946. At the time of his death, Swede was the last survivor of the 32 "cut-outs" from the Oklahoma.
In civilian life Swede continued to work with ships at the Port of Portland, Portland, Oregon where he retired as a Freight Station Superintendent.
After retiring, Swede and Norma, sold their home in Vancouver, Washington and traveled for several years. In 1998 they settled in the Lewiston Orchards in Idaho.
In addition to his wife Norma, Swede was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Daryle; sister, Phyllis McLaren and husband, Lawrence, and their great-grandson, Trevor Dunn.
The family wishes to thank Juniper Meadows, Orchards Rehab and Care Center, and St. Joseph's Hospice and Care Connection, all of Lewiston, Idaho for the good care they provided and the caring way they provided it.
Memorials may be made to the Inland Northwest Honor Flight, 608 W. 2nd Ave., Ste. 309, Spokane, WA 99201-4430 or to St. Joseph Hospice in Lewiston, Idaho.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, WA on November 11, 2011
RICHARD L. "SWEDE" "DICK" ARTLEY
July 23, 1922 ~ October 18, 2011
Richard L. (Swede/Dick) Artley passed away at Juniper Meadows Assisted Living in Lewiston, Idaho, October 18, 2011. Swede was born in Maywood, Nebraska, to Robert L. and Maude L. Stewart Artley July 23, 1922. He moved with his family to Woodland, Wash. during the 1930's where he met his future wife, Norma Jean Johnston.
After graduating from Woodland High School, Woodland, Washington in 1940, Swede enlisted in the U.S. Navy that August. He requested that he be assigned to the USS Oklahoma where his brother, Daryle, was already serving. After some delays and complications, Swede boarded the Oklahoma on December 7, 1940. The boys' friend, Francis (Ham) Dick, also from Maywood, Washington and Woodland, Washington was also on the Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma was moored in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked. The Oklahoma capsized and Swede and 31 others were trapped inside the hull for almost 36 hours before being rescued. Swede was never able to locate Daryle or Ham after the attack. After recovering from a leg injury, Swede was reassigned to a subchaser, achieving the rank of Quartermaster first class. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in August of 1946. At the time of his death, Swede was the last survivor of the 32 "cut-outs" from the Oklahoma.
In civilian life Swede continued to work with ships at the Port of Portland, Portland, Oregon where he retired as a Freight Station Superintendent.
After retiring, Swede and Norma, sold their home in Vancouver, Washington and traveled for several years. In 1998 they settled in the Lewiston Orchards in Idaho.
In addition to his wife Norma, Swede was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Daryle; sister, Phyllis McLaren and husband, Lawrence, and their great-grandson, Trevor Dunn.
The family wishes to thank Juniper Meadows, Orchards Rehab and Care Center, and St. Joseph's Hospice and Care Connection, all of Lewiston, Idaho for the good care they provided and the caring way they provided it.
Memorials may be made to the Inland Northwest Honor Flight, 608 W. 2nd Ave., Ste. 309, Spokane, WA 99201-4430 or to St. Joseph Hospice in Lewiston, Idaho.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, WA on November 11, 2011
July 23, 1922 ~ October 18, 2011
Richard L. (Swede/Dick) Artley passed away at Juniper Meadows Assisted Living in Lewiston, Idaho, October 18, 2011. Swede was born in Maywood, Nebraska, to Robert L. and Maude L. Stewart Artley July 23, 1922. He moved with his family to Woodland, Wash. during the 1930's where he met his future wife, Norma Jean Johnston.
After graduating from Woodland High School, Woodland, Washington in 1940, Swede enlisted in the U.S. Navy that August. He requested that he be assigned to the USS Oklahoma where his brother, Daryle, was already serving. After some delays and complications, Swede boarded the Oklahoma on December 7, 1940. The boys' friend, Francis (Ham) Dick, also from Maywood, Washington and Woodland, Washington was also on the Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma was moored in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked. The Oklahoma capsized and Swede and 31 others were trapped inside the hull for almost 36 hours before being rescued. Swede was never able to locate Daryle or Ham after the attack. After recovering from a leg injury, Swede was reassigned to a subchaser, achieving the rank of Quartermaster first class. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in August of 1946. At the time of his death, Swede was the last survivor of the 32 "cut-outs" from the Oklahoma.
In civilian life Swede continued to work with ships at the Port of Portland, Portland, Oregon where he retired as a Freight Station Superintendent.
After retiring, Swede and Norma, sold their home in Vancouver, Washington and traveled for several years. In 1998 they settled in the Lewiston Orchards in Idaho.
In addition to his wife Norma, Swede was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Daryle; sister, Phyllis McLaren and husband, Lawrence, and their great-grandson, Trevor Dunn.
The family wishes to thank Juniper Meadows, Orchards Rehab and Care Center, and St. Joseph's Hospice and Care Connection, all of Lewiston, Idaho for the good care they provided and the caring way they provided it.
Memorials may be made to the Inland Northwest Honor Flight, 608 W. 2nd Ave., Ste. 309, Spokane, WA 99201-4430 or to St. Joseph Hospice in Lewiston, Idaho.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, WA on November 11, 2011
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