Earlier this year, the remains U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Orval Austin Tranbarger, were buried in Mountain View.
Tranbarger was one of the 429 crewmen killed in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. His remains were unable to be identified until last year.
Tranbarger, oldest son of Major McKinley Tranbarger and Minerva (Cowan) Tranbarger, was born April 2, 1921 at Mountain View, Missouri. Orval joined the U.S. Navy the day after he turned 18. After basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, he was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma. Seventy-eight years ago, after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Orval was listed as MIA and his remains were never identified until recently, thanks to DNA technique.
Orval’s parents passed away never knowing where his remains were buried as did five siblings; Darrell, Ruby, Marian, Leon, and Eugene
Living siblings include: William of Bates City, MO, Burl of Gallatin, MO, Margaret House of Elsberry, MO, and Fay Vance of Wright City, MO; as well as many cousins and other relatives.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on August 5, 2020 at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Mountain View, Missouri under the direction of Yarber Mortuary of Mountain View, local VFW and the US Navy.
