Walter F. Hunt
Service # 37035515
Rank: Private, U. S. Army
Unit: 57th Engineer Combat Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division"
Entered Service From: Nebraska
Date of Death: 29 March 1945, killed in action on Cebu, Philippines
Status: Missing In Action.
Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing – United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
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1920 United States Federal Census (20 March 1920): Precinct No 1, Sedgwick County, Colorado (sheet 6A, family 24) – Walter Hunt (1/12 Colorado).
His mother, Laura May Hand Hunt, died on 15 July 1924 when he was just 4½ years old. Less than a month later, his father married Ruth Everal Mehuron on 12 August 1924 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. His step-mother Ruth Hunt raised Walter after the death of his mom.
1930 United States Federal Census (21 April 1930): Lincoln (Ward 6), Lancaster County, Nebraska (sheet 23A, family 599, 3941 South 20th Street)) – Walter Hunt (10 Colorado).
1940 United States Federal Census (18 April 1940): Lincoln (Ward 6), Lancaster County, Nebraska (sheet 13B, household 298, 3941 South 20th Street) – Walter Hunt (20 Colorado, laborer, private business). His family had lived in the same place in 1935. Walter had completed 7th grade.
Walter Fred Hunt (21, 20 December 1918, Colorado), a resident of 3941 South 20th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. 2657, Order No. 44) on 16 October 1940 in Shreveport, Louisiana, for the Local Board No. 2 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. He was employed by Bill Holt of Hawaiian Shows from San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Walter listed his brother, Mr. Levi Alfred Hunt, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 5' 10" in height, 170 lbs., with a ruddy complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He had a scar on his right thumb.
Additional Draft Names Announced
Supplemental draft names and numbers were announced by Lincoln's local draft boards Tuesday as follows: ... Board No. 2. ... 2657 Walter Fred Hunt ... Source: The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Tuesday, 29 October 1940, page 10.
He was among the first inductees to leave Lincoln in March 1941.
Private Walter F. Hunt was sent to the South Pacific where he was assigned to the 57th Engineer Combat Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division."
The 57th Engineer Combat Battalion was activated 01 September 1944 in the Solomon Islands. Private Hunt saw action in New Guinea and Leyte, prior to the invasion of Cebu, Philippines.
In October 1944, while on Leyte, Philippines, Private Walter F. Hunt (S/N 37035515), engineers, was hospitalized for acute bronchitis while in the line of duty.
March 1945 Cebu Island, Philippines
On 26 March 1945, the Americal Division landed on the shores between the barrios of Talisay and Tanke, some five miles southwest of Cebu City. The invasion and liberation of Cebu had begun in earnest. Some 14,000 American troops landed against an estimated 12,000 Japanese on the island.
Private Walter F. Hunt was killed in action four days later, on 29 March 1945, in military operations on Cebu Island. Philippines. Hunt was a member of a mine detection team attached to an infantry regiment during the early stages of the Cebu operation. When medium tanks moved up to destroy enemy pillboxes, he walked ahead of them detecting the mines and deactivating them. While engaged in this hazardous work the group encountered heavy enemy rifle and machine gun fire. In the ensuing action Private Walter F. Hunt was killed by enemy fire. Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Friday, 17 August 1945, page 4.
He was not in a medical installation prior to death. Private Walter F. Hunt's body was never recovered.
On 28 April 1945, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Hunt, received word that he was missing in action since 29 March 1945 on Cebu Island. On Saturday, 30 June 1945 they were informed that his status had been changed from missing to killed in action.
Private Hunt is Missing in Action
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, received word from the war department April 28 that their son Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, had been missing in action on Cebu Island since March 29... Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Saturday, 19 May 1945, page 3.
Pvt. Walter F. Hunt Killed in Action
The death of Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, who had previously been reported missing in action, is officially announced in the list of casualties released by the OWI for Saturday morning publication.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, he was with the 57th Engineers. On April 28 his parents received word that he had been missing in action on Cebu Island since March 29.
With the first inductees to leave Lincoln in March 1941, he had been overseas since June 1944. Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Saturday, 30 June 1945, page 4.
Bronze Star to Pvt. Hunt's Father
The Bronze Star medal awarded posthumously to Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, Corps of Engineers, was presented to his father, Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, Lincoln, at a formal ceremony at the University of Nebraska Friday afternoon by Col. James P. Murphy, director of military training activities.
The citation for which the award was made is:
"For heroic achievement in military operations against the enemy at xxxx on 29 March 1945. Private Hunt was a member of a mine detection team attached for operations to an infantry regiment during the early stages of the operation. When medium tanks moved up to destroy enemy pillboxes, Private Hunt walked ahead of them detecting the mines in their path and deactivating or exploding them with TNT charges. While engaged in this hazardous work the group encountered heavy enemy rifle and machine gun fire. In the ensuing action he was killed by enemy fire. Private Hunt, at the cost of his own life, was instrumental in saving the lives of many others by helping remove the mines." Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Friday, 28 September 1945, page 8.
Private Walter Fred Hunt is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing - United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Service # 37035515
Rank: Private, U. S. Army
Unit: 57th Engineer Combat Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division"
Entered Service From: Nebraska
Date of Death: 29 March 1945, killed in action on Cebu, Philippines
Status: Missing In Action.
Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing – United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
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1920 United States Federal Census (20 March 1920): Precinct No 1, Sedgwick County, Colorado (sheet 6A, family 24) – Walter Hunt (1/12 Colorado).
His mother, Laura May Hand Hunt, died on 15 July 1924 when he was just 4½ years old. Less than a month later, his father married Ruth Everal Mehuron on 12 August 1924 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. His step-mother Ruth Hunt raised Walter after the death of his mom.
1930 United States Federal Census (21 April 1930): Lincoln (Ward 6), Lancaster County, Nebraska (sheet 23A, family 599, 3941 South 20th Street)) – Walter Hunt (10 Colorado).
1940 United States Federal Census (18 April 1940): Lincoln (Ward 6), Lancaster County, Nebraska (sheet 13B, household 298, 3941 South 20th Street) – Walter Hunt (20 Colorado, laborer, private business). His family had lived in the same place in 1935. Walter had completed 7th grade.
Walter Fred Hunt (21, 20 December 1918, Colorado), a resident of 3941 South 20th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. 2657, Order No. 44) on 16 October 1940 in Shreveport, Louisiana, for the Local Board No. 2 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. He was employed by Bill Holt of Hawaiian Shows from San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Walter listed his brother, Mr. Levi Alfred Hunt, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 5' 10" in height, 170 lbs., with a ruddy complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He had a scar on his right thumb.
Additional Draft Names Announced
Supplemental draft names and numbers were announced by Lincoln's local draft boards Tuesday as follows: ... Board No. 2. ... 2657 Walter Fred Hunt ... Source: The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Tuesday, 29 October 1940, page 10.
He was among the first inductees to leave Lincoln in March 1941.
Private Walter F. Hunt was sent to the South Pacific where he was assigned to the 57th Engineer Combat Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division."
The 57th Engineer Combat Battalion was activated 01 September 1944 in the Solomon Islands. Private Hunt saw action in New Guinea and Leyte, prior to the invasion of Cebu, Philippines.
In October 1944, while on Leyte, Philippines, Private Walter F. Hunt (S/N 37035515), engineers, was hospitalized for acute bronchitis while in the line of duty.
March 1945 Cebu Island, Philippines
On 26 March 1945, the Americal Division landed on the shores between the barrios of Talisay and Tanke, some five miles southwest of Cebu City. The invasion and liberation of Cebu had begun in earnest. Some 14,000 American troops landed against an estimated 12,000 Japanese on the island.
Private Walter F. Hunt was killed in action four days later, on 29 March 1945, in military operations on Cebu Island. Philippines. Hunt was a member of a mine detection team attached to an infantry regiment during the early stages of the Cebu operation. When medium tanks moved up to destroy enemy pillboxes, he walked ahead of them detecting the mines and deactivating them. While engaged in this hazardous work the group encountered heavy enemy rifle and machine gun fire. In the ensuing action Private Walter F. Hunt was killed by enemy fire. Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Friday, 17 August 1945, page 4.
He was not in a medical installation prior to death. Private Walter F. Hunt's body was never recovered.
On 28 April 1945, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Hunt, received word that he was missing in action since 29 March 1945 on Cebu Island. On Saturday, 30 June 1945 they were informed that his status had been changed from missing to killed in action.
Private Hunt is Missing in Action
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, received word from the war department April 28 that their son Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, had been missing in action on Cebu Island since March 29... Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Saturday, 19 May 1945, page 3.
Pvt. Walter F. Hunt Killed in Action
The death of Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, who had previously been reported missing in action, is officially announced in the list of casualties released by the OWI for Saturday morning publication.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, he was with the 57th Engineers. On April 28 his parents received word that he had been missing in action on Cebu Island since March 29.
With the first inductees to leave Lincoln in March 1941, he had been overseas since June 1944. Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Saturday, 30 June 1945, page 4.
Bronze Star to Pvt. Hunt's Father
The Bronze Star medal awarded posthumously to Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, Corps of Engineers, was presented to his father, Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, Lincoln, at a formal ceremony at the University of Nebraska Friday afternoon by Col. James P. Murphy, director of military training activities.
The citation for which the award was made is:
"For heroic achievement in military operations against the enemy at xxxx on 29 March 1945. Private Hunt was a member of a mine detection team attached for operations to an infantry regiment during the early stages of the operation. When medium tanks moved up to destroy enemy pillboxes, Private Hunt walked ahead of them detecting the mines in their path and deactivating or exploding them with TNT charges. While engaged in this hazardous work the group encountered heavy enemy rifle and machine gun fire. In the ensuing action he was killed by enemy fire. Private Hunt, at the cost of his own life, was instrumental in saving the lives of many others by helping remove the mines." Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Friday, 28 September 1945, page 8.
Private Walter Fred Hunt is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing - United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Walter F. Hunt
Service # 37035515
Rank: Private, U. S. Army
Unit: 57th Engineer Combat Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division"
Entered Service From: Nebraska
Date of Death: 29 March 1945, killed in action on Cebu, Philippines
Status: Missing In Action.
Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing – United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
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1920 United States Federal Census (20 March 1920): Precinct No 1, Sedgwick County, Colorado (sheet 6A, family 24) – Walter Hunt (1/12 Colorado).
His mother, Laura May Hand Hunt, died on 15 July 1924 when he was just 4½ years old. Less than a month later, his father married Ruth Everal Mehuron on 12 August 1924 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. His step-mother Ruth Hunt raised Walter after the death of his mom.
1930 United States Federal Census (21 April 1930): Lincoln (Ward 6), Lancaster County, Nebraska (sheet 23A, family 599, 3941 South 20th Street)) – Walter Hunt (10 Colorado).
1940 United States Federal Census (18 April 1940): Lincoln (Ward 6), Lancaster County, Nebraska (sheet 13B, household 298, 3941 South 20th Street) – Walter Hunt (20 Colorado, laborer, private business). His family had lived in the same place in 1935. Walter had completed 7th grade.
Walter Fred Hunt (21, 20 December 1918, Colorado), a resident of 3941 South 20th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. 2657, Order No. 44) on 16 October 1940 in Shreveport, Louisiana, for the Local Board No. 2 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. He was employed by Bill Holt of Hawaiian Shows from San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Walter listed his brother, Mr. Levi Alfred Hunt, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 5' 10" in height, 170 lbs., with a ruddy complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He had a scar on his right thumb.
Additional Draft Names Announced
Supplemental draft names and numbers were announced by Lincoln's local draft boards Tuesday as follows: ... Board No. 2. ... 2657 Walter Fred Hunt ... Source: The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Tuesday, 29 October 1940, page 10.
He was among the first inductees to leave Lincoln in March 1941.
Private Walter F. Hunt was sent to the South Pacific where he was assigned to the 57th Engineer Combat Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division."
The 57th Engineer Combat Battalion was activated 01 September 1944 in the Solomon Islands. Private Hunt saw action in New Guinea and Leyte, prior to the invasion of Cebu, Philippines.
In October 1944, while on Leyte, Philippines, Private Walter F. Hunt (S/N 37035515), engineers, was hospitalized for acute bronchitis while in the line of duty.
March 1945 Cebu Island, Philippines
On 26 March 1945, the Americal Division landed on the shores between the barrios of Talisay and Tanke, some five miles southwest of Cebu City. The invasion and liberation of Cebu had begun in earnest. Some 14,000 American troops landed against an estimated 12,000 Japanese on the island.
Private Walter F. Hunt was killed in action four days later, on 29 March 1945, in military operations on Cebu Island. Philippines. Hunt was a member of a mine detection team attached to an infantry regiment during the early stages of the Cebu operation. When medium tanks moved up to destroy enemy pillboxes, he walked ahead of them detecting the mines and deactivating them. While engaged in this hazardous work the group encountered heavy enemy rifle and machine gun fire. In the ensuing action Private Walter F. Hunt was killed by enemy fire. Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Friday, 17 August 1945, page 4.
He was not in a medical installation prior to death. Private Walter F. Hunt's body was never recovered.
On 28 April 1945, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Hunt, received word that he was missing in action since 29 March 1945 on Cebu Island. On Saturday, 30 June 1945 they were informed that his status had been changed from missing to killed in action.
Private Hunt is Missing in Action
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, received word from the war department April 28 that their son Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, had been missing in action on Cebu Island since March 29... Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Saturday, 19 May 1945, page 3.
Pvt. Walter F. Hunt Killed in Action
The death of Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, who had previously been reported missing in action, is officially announced in the list of casualties released by the OWI for Saturday morning publication.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, he was with the 57th Engineers. On April 28 his parents received word that he had been missing in action on Cebu Island since March 29.
With the first inductees to leave Lincoln in March 1941, he had been overseas since June 1944. Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Saturday, 30 June 1945, page 4.
Bronze Star to Pvt. Hunt's Father
The Bronze Star medal awarded posthumously to Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, Corps of Engineers, was presented to his father, Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, Lincoln, at a formal ceremony at the University of Nebraska Friday afternoon by Col. James P. Murphy, director of military training activities.
The citation for which the award was made is:
"For heroic achievement in military operations against the enemy at xxxx on 29 March 1945. Private Hunt was a member of a mine detection team attached for operations to an infantry regiment during the early stages of the operation. When medium tanks moved up to destroy enemy pillboxes, Private Hunt walked ahead of them detecting the mines in their path and deactivating or exploding them with TNT charges. While engaged in this hazardous work the group encountered heavy enemy rifle and machine gun fire. In the ensuing action he was killed by enemy fire. Private Hunt, at the cost of his own life, was instrumental in saving the lives of many others by helping remove the mines." Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Friday, 28 September 1945, page 8.
Private Walter Fred Hunt is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing - United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Service # 37035515
Rank: Private, U. S. Army
Unit: 57th Engineer Combat Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division"
Entered Service From: Nebraska
Date of Death: 29 March 1945, killed in action on Cebu, Philippines
Status: Missing In Action.
Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing – United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
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1920 United States Federal Census (20 March 1920): Precinct No 1, Sedgwick County, Colorado (sheet 6A, family 24) – Walter Hunt (1/12 Colorado).
His mother, Laura May Hand Hunt, died on 15 July 1924 when he was just 4½ years old. Less than a month later, his father married Ruth Everal Mehuron on 12 August 1924 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. His step-mother Ruth Hunt raised Walter after the death of his mom.
1930 United States Federal Census (21 April 1930): Lincoln (Ward 6), Lancaster County, Nebraska (sheet 23A, family 599, 3941 South 20th Street)) – Walter Hunt (10 Colorado).
1940 United States Federal Census (18 April 1940): Lincoln (Ward 6), Lancaster County, Nebraska (sheet 13B, household 298, 3941 South 20th Street) – Walter Hunt (20 Colorado, laborer, private business). His family had lived in the same place in 1935. Walter had completed 7th grade.
Walter Fred Hunt (21, 20 December 1918, Colorado), a resident of 3941 South 20th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. 2657, Order No. 44) on 16 October 1940 in Shreveport, Louisiana, for the Local Board No. 2 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. He was employed by Bill Holt of Hawaiian Shows from San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Walter listed his brother, Mr. Levi Alfred Hunt, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 5' 10" in height, 170 lbs., with a ruddy complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He had a scar on his right thumb.
Additional Draft Names Announced
Supplemental draft names and numbers were announced by Lincoln's local draft boards Tuesday as follows: ... Board No. 2. ... 2657 Walter Fred Hunt ... Source: The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Tuesday, 29 October 1940, page 10.
He was among the first inductees to leave Lincoln in March 1941.
Private Walter F. Hunt was sent to the South Pacific where he was assigned to the 57th Engineer Combat Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division "Americal Division."
The 57th Engineer Combat Battalion was activated 01 September 1944 in the Solomon Islands. Private Hunt saw action in New Guinea and Leyte, prior to the invasion of Cebu, Philippines.
In October 1944, while on Leyte, Philippines, Private Walter F. Hunt (S/N 37035515), engineers, was hospitalized for acute bronchitis while in the line of duty.
March 1945 Cebu Island, Philippines
On 26 March 1945, the Americal Division landed on the shores between the barrios of Talisay and Tanke, some five miles southwest of Cebu City. The invasion and liberation of Cebu had begun in earnest. Some 14,000 American troops landed against an estimated 12,000 Japanese on the island.
Private Walter F. Hunt was killed in action four days later, on 29 March 1945, in military operations on Cebu Island. Philippines. Hunt was a member of a mine detection team attached to an infantry regiment during the early stages of the Cebu operation. When medium tanks moved up to destroy enemy pillboxes, he walked ahead of them detecting the mines and deactivating them. While engaged in this hazardous work the group encountered heavy enemy rifle and machine gun fire. In the ensuing action Private Walter F. Hunt was killed by enemy fire. Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Friday, 17 August 1945, page 4.
He was not in a medical installation prior to death. Private Walter F. Hunt's body was never recovered.
On 28 April 1945, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Hunt, received word that he was missing in action since 29 March 1945 on Cebu Island. On Saturday, 30 June 1945 they were informed that his status had been changed from missing to killed in action.
Private Hunt is Missing in Action
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, received word from the war department April 28 that their son Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, had been missing in action on Cebu Island since March 29... Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Saturday, 19 May 1945, page 3.
Pvt. Walter F. Hunt Killed in Action
The death of Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, who had previously been reported missing in action, is officially announced in the list of casualties released by the OWI for Saturday morning publication.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, he was with the 57th Engineers. On April 28 his parents received word that he had been missing in action on Cebu Island since March 29.
With the first inductees to leave Lincoln in March 1941, he had been overseas since June 1944. Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Saturday, 30 June 1945, page 4.
Bronze Star to Pvt. Hunt's Father
The Bronze Star medal awarded posthumously to Pvt. Walter F. Hunt, Corps of Engineers, was presented to his father, Earl Hunt, 3941 So. 20th, Lincoln, at a formal ceremony at the University of Nebraska Friday afternoon by Col. James P. Murphy, director of military training activities.
The citation for which the award was made is:
"For heroic achievement in military operations against the enemy at xxxx on 29 March 1945. Private Hunt was a member of a mine detection team attached for operations to an infantry regiment during the early stages of the operation. When medium tanks moved up to destroy enemy pillboxes, Private Hunt walked ahead of them detecting the mines in their path and deactivating or exploding them with TNT charges. While engaged in this hazardous work the group encountered heavy enemy rifle and machine gun fire. In the ensuing action he was killed by enemy fire. Private Hunt, at the cost of his own life, was instrumental in saving the lives of many others by helping remove the mines." Source: Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), Friday, 28 September 1945, page 8.
Private Walter Fred Hunt is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing - United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Nebraska.
