| Service # | 2717161 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Water Tender First Class U.S. Navy |
| Entered Service From | Alabama |
| Date of Death | December 7 1941 |
| Status | Recovered |
| Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
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Honolulu Memorial |
Water Tender 1CL Sollie's remains were recovered from the USS Oklahoma and interred as a Unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI. His name is permanently inscribed at the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial at that cemetery.
WT 1CL Sollie was killed in the attack on the USS Oklahoma on the morning of December 7, 1941 when a fleet of Japanese carriers launched formations of dive bombers, torpedo planes and fighters against the vessels moored at Pearl Harbor. The USS Oklahoma suffered 429 casualties as it quickly capsized due to damages sustained from multiple torpedoes. The majority of the casualties (Sailors and Marines) were never identified. In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency personnel exhumed these remains and as a result in advances in forensic and analytical capabilities, were able to identity WT 1C Sollie.
