‘Black Men Were Considered Second Class’: Missing Black Sailor Killed In Pearl Harbor Attack Finally Identified, Laid to Rest with Military Honors 83 Years After His Death
A Black sailor who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor was finally laid to rest in his home state of North Carolina, nearly 84 years after his death. Born in Vass, North Carolina, Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil D. Frye enlisted in the Navy in July 1940. Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil…
