Walter served as a Technical Sergeant and Engineer on C-47 (#42-100819), 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 6, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He had previously served in the New Hampshire National Guard. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of boots and shoes and also as Married.
Walter was "Killed In Action", along with 19 other soldiers, when the C-47 he was on crashed due to enemy fire at 1:14 a.m. during the invasion of France during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 20141260
He is interred with:
Davis, John L., T/5, 101st Arbn Div
Williams, Hugh F., Pvt, 101st Arbn Div
He resided in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 6, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He had previously served in the New Hampshire National Guard. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of boots and shoes and also as Married.
Walter was "Killed In Action", along with 19 other soldiers, when the C-47 he was on crashed due to enemy fire at 1:14 a.m. during the invasion of France during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 20141260
He is interred with:
Davis, John L., T/5, 101st Arbn Div
Williams, Hugh F., Pvt, 101st Arbn Div
Walter served as a Technical Sergeant and Engineer on C-47 (#42-100819), 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 6, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He had previously served in the New Hampshire National Guard. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of boots and shoes and also as Married.
Walter was "Killed In Action", along with 19 other soldiers, when the C-47 he was on crashed due to enemy fire at 1:14 a.m. during the invasion of France during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 20141260
He is interred with:
Davis, John L., T/5, 101st Arbn Div
Williams, Hugh F., Pvt, 101st Arbn Div
He resided in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 6, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He had previously served in the New Hampshire National Guard. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of boots and shoes and also as Married.
Walter was "Killed In Action", along with 19 other soldiers, when the C-47 he was on crashed due to enemy fire at 1:14 a.m. during the invasion of France during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 20141260
He is interred with:
Davis, John L., T/5, 101st Arbn Div
Williams, Hugh F., Pvt, 101st Arbn Div
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WORLD WAR II
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