Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff from sunrise tosunset on Saturday, March 25, 2023, to honor fallen U.S. Navy Seaman 1^st Class Donald Stott who was killed at Pearl Harbor during World War II. He was from Monticello, Iowa and will be buried there with military honors.

Navy Seaman 1^st Class Donald Stott wasonboardthe USS Oklahoma when it was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor and capsized during multiple torpedo hits on December 7, 1941. Stott was19-years-old. Navy personnel have been identifying remains of sailors lost at Pearl Harbor.

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Services

St. Matthew Lutheran Church

Monticello, Iowa

11:00 a.m.

Interment

Oakwood Cemetery

Monticello, Iowa

Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.

Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.