David Walker was one of 103 sailors who died on the USS California on Dec. 7, 1941. Eight decades later the military verified his remains.
A Navy sailor who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor has finally been identified. David Walker was serving on the battleship the USS California when the Imperial Japanese forces launched their surprise attack on the naval base. Walker was declared missing and then eventually presumed dead, one of the more than 2,000 Americans killed on Dec. 7, 1941. Now, 83 years later, the military has confirmed the identity of his remains.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), the military agency focused on tracking down and identifying missing service members, verified Walker’s remains on Nov. 27, 2023. However, the DPAA only announced the finding on Thursday, March 28.
Walker was serving as a Mess Attendant Third Class aboard Walker the Tennessee-class battleship USS California.
