TEC 4 Banner, Walter M
Service number: 14024130
Age: 27
Born: 1917, Knox County, Tennessee
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Family:
Frank Banner (father)
Ellen (nee Helton) Banner (mother)
Avery Banner (brother)
Anna Lee Banner/Greenlee (sister)
Chester Banner (brother)
Bonnie Banner/Dixon (sister)
Roxie Banner/Dixon (sister)
Roy Lee Banner (brother)
Rank: Technician Fourth Class
Function: Tank Driver
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: April 10,1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C, Row 13, Grave 31
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on Sept. 19, 1940 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta
Other information: TEC 4 Banner died in his tank along with PFC Jacob Moody, memorial #
56301988
TEC 4 Banner, Walter M
Service number: 14024130
Age: 27
Born: 1917, Knox County, Tennessee
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Family:
Frank Banner (father)
Ellen (nee Helton) Banner (mother)
Avery Banner (brother)
Anna Lee Banner/Greenlee (sister)
Chester Banner (brother)
Bonnie Banner/Dixon (sister)
Roxie Banner/Dixon (sister)
Roy Lee Banner (brother)
Rank: Technician Fourth Class
Function: Tank Driver
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: April 10,1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ Bronze Star
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C, Row 13, Grave 31
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on Sept. 19, 1940 at Fort McPherson, Atlanta
Other information: TEC 4 Banner died in his tank along with PFC Jacob Moody, memorial #
56301988
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Tennessee.
Family Members
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