Walter served as a Second Lieutenant, 418th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in the British West Indies prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 11, 1942. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Manager and also as Single, without dependents.
Walter died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident in France during the war.
Service # O1997988
Brother of Barbara R. Grinnel who resided in Scarborough Tabago, British West Indies.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Walter, a U.S. Citizen, is one of only two soldiers interred in Epinal American Cemetery whose headstone notes a foreign country.
The other foreign country burial is 2nd Lt Richard C Rowe.
" Click Here " for his record.
Information on Foreign Country headstone in Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
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He resided in the British West Indies prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 11, 1942. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Manager and also as Single, without dependents.
Walter died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident in France during the war.
Service # O1997988
Brother of Barbara R. Grinnel who resided in Scarborough Tabago, British West Indies.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Walter, a U.S. Citizen, is one of only two soldiers interred in Epinal American Cemetery whose headstone notes a foreign country.
The other foreign country burial is 2nd Lt Richard C Rowe.
" Click Here " for his record.
Information on Foreign Country headstone in Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
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Walter served as a Second Lieutenant, 418th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in the British West Indies prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 11, 1942. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Manager and also as Single, without dependents.
Walter died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident in France during the war.
Service # O1997988
Brother of Barbara R. Grinnel who resided in Scarborough Tabago, British West Indies.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Walter, a U.S. Citizen, is one of only two soldiers interred in Epinal American Cemetery whose headstone notes a foreign country.
The other foreign country burial is 2nd Lt Richard C Rowe.
" Click Here " for his record.
Information on Foreign Country headstone in Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
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He resided in the British West Indies prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 11, 1942. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Manager and also as Single, without dependents.
Walter died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident in France during the war.
Service # O1997988
Brother of Barbara R. Grinnel who resided in Scarborough Tabago, British West Indies.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Walter, a U.S. Citizen, is one of only two soldiers interred in Epinal American Cemetery whose headstone notes a foreign country.
The other foreign country burial is 2nd Lt Richard C Rowe.
" Click Here " for his record.
Information on Foreign Country headstone in Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson.
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2LT, 418 CIC DET WORLD WAR II
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Records on Ancestry
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1930 United States Federal Census
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
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U.S., High School Student Lists, 1821-1923
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