JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — A Johnson City World War II veteran who was killed in the Pearl Harbor attack is coming home to be buried Friday.
Fireman 1st Class Paul Edd Saylor died aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor at 21 years of age. He will be buried on August 20. Saylor was accounted for late last year.
Saylor has been awarded with numerous honors, including the Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet Clasp), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal (with Bronze Star), World War II Victory Medal.