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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter 'Obie' T. Obermeier

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Crocker, South Dakota

Honored By

Florence Ross

Relationship

Friend

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

MASTER CHIEF FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN. A PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP USS MARYLAND BB-46. BEGAN HIS NAVAL CAREER IN SEPTEMBER 1940 AND SERVED THROUGH JULY 1960. HE BOARDED THE USS MARYLAND BB-46 IN BREMERTON, WASHINGTON. HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS MARYLAND AT PEARL HARBOR, MIDWAY, TARAWA, KWAJALEIN, SAIPAN, PALAU, LEYTE AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 7 STARS. TRANSFERRED TO FLEET RESERVE IN 1960 AS A MASTER CHIEF FIRECONTROL TECHNICIAN, AFTER 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.