Walter enlisted 31 Aug 1940 at Fort Crook, Nebraska. He’d had a grammar school education and was single without dependents. He was assigned to the 15th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division.
At the beginning of November the 3rd ID was engaged in fights for Hill 256, near Les Jumeaux, and for the crossroads town of Le Haut Jacques. Les Jumeaux is 24 miles northeast of Epinal. Le Haut Jacques is 4 miles southeast of Les Jumeaux.
The NARA WWII Casualty Listings by State and County show Meyer, Walter C, PFC from Douglas County (Omaha) Nebraska as Killed in Action on 2 Nov 1944.
Walter enlisted 31 Aug 1940 at Fort Crook, Nebraska. He’d had a grammar school education and was single without dependents. He was assigned to the 15th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division.
At the beginning of November the 3rd ID was engaged in fights for Hill 256, near Les Jumeaux, and for the crossroads town of Le Haut Jacques. Les Jumeaux is 24 miles northeast of Epinal. Le Haut Jacques is 4 miles southeast of Les Jumeaux.
The NARA WWII Casualty Listings by State and County show Meyer, Walter C, PFC from Douglas County (Omaha) Nebraska as Killed in Action on 2 Nov 1944.
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