World War II
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MIA
Fallen

County:
Ward

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Seaman 2c

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Oklahoma

Circumstances:

Died while in MIA status.

Biography:

Memorialized at the USS Oklahoma Memorial. Brother to Seaman 2C Wilferd D. Palmer (21) who was also lost on the USS Oklahoma. Remains Recovered on March 19, 2019. See news release.May 13, 2019 WASHINGTON€” The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that brothers Navy Seaman 2nd Class Calvin H. Palmer, 23, and Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilferd D. Palmer, 21, of Minot, North Dakota, killed during World War II, were accounted for on March 19, 2019. For future funeral information, visit https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView… For additional information on the Defense Department€™s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa or call (703) 699-1420/1169. Calvin Palmer€™s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XhSaEAK Wilferd Palmer€™s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XhSVEA0