Honoring Ensign Flaherty in Charlotte | Lansing News

A bill to rename Charlotte, Michigan’s post office after Medal of Honor recipient Ensign Francis C. Flaherty has gained bipartisan support, honoring the 22-year-old hero who sacrificed his life guiding sailors to safety aboard the USS Oklahoma during Pearl Harbor. His remains were identified decades later and he was laid to rest in his hometown in 2021 — a legacy already honored with a state highway naming in 2021. This permanent tribute ensures his courage and the memory of that fateful day live on in the community he served. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8bae946db94894f9