World War II Honoree

Philmer Gustav Zier

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Davenport, Washington

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Aviation Radioman Third Class. Inducted into the United States Navy at Seattle, Washington. Following the completion of his basic military training at the U.S. Naval Training Station, San Diego, California. He was transferred to an unknown U.S. Navy Warship for duty as a Naval Aviator. Saturday, March 6, 1943 he was reported missing in action or buried at sea Location: Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. In remembrance of the brave, his name is permanently inscribed in the tablets of the missing, memorialized at the West Coast Memorial Location: San Francisco, California. In his Memory and Honor, this American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his Heroism and ultimate sacrifice.