Navy ship fitter Claude Ralph Garcia died in Pearl Harbor nearly 81 years ago. His body is finally being brought home to Ventura.
Nearly 81 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the body of Navy ship fitter Claude Ralph Garcia returned home to Ventura County, bringing closure to a death that stunned a close-knit military family.
One hundred and six sailors aboard the ship died as a result of the attack, including Garcia, who was 25. Garcia’s brother, another Navy sailor, watched the ship sink and realized he would never see his brother again.The letter Ruffinelli held from the United States Navy claimed they were searching for Garcia’s relatives, because his remains were exhumed from a memorial site where he remained unidentified for over 80 years. Ruffinelli was skeptical at first.
Veterans with American Airlines, local law enforcement and first responders attended the solemn arrival and American flags were draped over freeway overpasses as the casket was transported to Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura. Garcia will be buried in a private family ceremony.The remains of 19-year-old John Franklin Middleswart were the 300th identified from the wreck of the USS Oklahoma
Garcia’s brother was also at Pearl Harbor the day the USS West Virginia was attacked and sank. The brothers saw each other the night before the attack, Ruffinelli said. The next day Bob Garcia watched as the ship was torpedoed and bombed.
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