Nearly 83 years later, a name and a face have been given to the remains of a US sailor who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor (Hawaii). David Walker, 19 years old, originally from Norfolk in Virginia, was identified thanks to DNA analysis as reported by CNN. During World War II, on December 7, 1941, while Japanese and US diplomats were still at the negotiating tables, Admiral’s naval team Chūichi Nagumo attacked the US base. A surprise assault that annihilated the USA. In the bay there were 8 battleships, 9 cruisers, 28 destroyers and 5 US submarines. The USA, unprepared for the attack, suffered huge losses: 3077 dead and 876 wounded for the Navy, the Army counted 306 dead and 396 wounded.
Walker served on the battleship USS California, docked at Pearl Harbor. The ship was hit by several bombs and torpedoes, caught fire and sank. The 103 soldiers on board, including Walker, all died. The remains of the recovered soldiers were buried in several cemeteries in Hawaii. The body of the young soldier was exhumed in 2018 together with 24 others buried as ‘unknown’. An advanced DNA test allowed his identification. Walker was a high school student in Virginia when he decided to abandon his studies the year before he died to join the army. Next September his remains will be buried inArlington National Cemeterythe monumental military cemetery just outside Washington DC
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