World War II Honoree

Walter Shasta Palmer, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honored By

Cathie Swanson

Relationship

Daughter

He was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. He was involved in most of the Naval Operations in the Pacific Theater, including the Liberation of the Philippine Islands where he received the Philippine Presidential Citation. He served aboard the USS Hilo, the USS Cabot, which was bombed twice, and several other ships, to include a PT boat.