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CBMP John Rudolph Hall
John Rudolph Hall was born Jan. 18, 1907 at Roland, a town of fewer than 1,000 in central Arkansas. His mother, Ida Chapin Hall, was a homemaker and his father, Bruce Hall, a farmer.
He completed 8th grade before he enlisted in the Navy in August 1927.
Mr. Hall was a boatswain’s mate and chief petty officer on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
At least one of his brothers, Roy, served in the Army in World War II.
Sources: Arkansas birth certificate; Census; Navy enlistment records and muster roll. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.
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