Walter Henry Sollie, 37, of Atmore, AL, died on Sunday, December 7, 1941, when his ship, the USS Oklahoma, was attacked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

His unidentified remains have been buried for the past 75 years at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii. He was identified earlier this year through a DNA match with relatives.

He was born on November 23, 1904, in Myrtlewood, Marengo Co AL, to Frederick Ernest and Florence Vallie McCrary Sollie. He joined the Navy in 1923 and served until his death in 1941. He had served on the USS Pruitt, USS Huron, USS North Hampton, USS Maryland and finally, the USS Oklahoma.

He is survived by 5 nieces: Jean Bodiford, Greenville AL; Carol West, Chuchula AL; Iris (Bruce) Plowman, Kewanna IN; Betty (Tom) Turnipseed, Milton; and Cindy (Frank) Mayes, New Orleans LA; and 2 nephews: Clifford (Betty) Allen, Mobile AL; and Fred (Liz) Sollie, Jr, Clermont FL. He is also survived by 12 great nieces and nephews and their children. He was preceded in death by his father; his sister, Nina Mae Cobb; and his son, Walter Carlyle Sollie.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in honor of Walter Henry Sollie, to the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation (NAMF), or online at http://www.navalaviationfoundation.org/ways-to-give/charter-memoriam/ or via check to 1750 Radford Blvd, Suite B, NAS Pensacola FL 32508.

A funeral service will be held January 6, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Pensacola Aviation Chapel aboard NAS Pensacola. An interment will follow at Barrancas National Cemetery at 12:30 pm. Oak Lawn Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. – See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pensacolanewsjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=183259268#sthash.mRZrkW1D.dpuf