World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Walter Leon Collier
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Burbank, California
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
On February 2, 1940, he was assigned to the Marine detachment aboard the USS Oklahoma. It was moored at Ford Island when it was torpedoed by Japanese aircraft on December 7, 1941. His remains were unidentified until May 25, 2021 when they were identified through DNA.