SK3C Harry E. Nichols 1920 - 1941

NICHOLS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/10/2022 at 15:05:33

Sioux City Journal
7 May 2022

SK3C Harry E. Nichols

Sioux City

SK3C Harry E. Nichols, 21, of Sioux City died on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, while serving his country on the USS Oklahoma.

Graveside services with Full Military Rites provided by the United States Navy will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held so the community can pay their respects from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel. Please meet at the Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel on Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. so we can proceed to the cemetery.

Harry was born in Sioux City on Aug. 16, 1920, the son of Ernest and Florence Nichols. He attended and graduated from Sioux City East High School. Following his high school graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he was serving as a Storekeeper Third Class.

Harry E Nichols remains were identified on May 30, 2019, but due to covid pandemic the burial services were delayed. He will be buried next to his parents and his brother, Norman.

Harry is survived by several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Norman; and sister, Betty, all of whom died before seeing their brother's remains identified and returned to Sioux City.