USS UTAH  BB-31 / AG-16

The Forgotten Ship of Pearl Harbor

Glen A. White

Glen A. White

Fireman 1/c


Glen A. White was born on July 30, 1921 in Oregon. He was the son of Andrew B. White and Iva L. White. Glen enlisted in the Navy on June 10, 1940 and reported for duty on the USS Utah on September 8, 1940. He was killed in action at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. Glen remains on duty on the USS Utah and is commemorated on the Memorial Tablets of the Missing, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. Glen was survived by his parents.