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Personal info

Full name
CORRIN, Walter Edward
Date of birth
18 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Canton, Stark County, Ohio
Hometown
Stark County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35921285
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 December 1944
Place of death
Elsenborn Ridge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 4 65

Immediate family

Members
Walter E. Corrin (father)
Maude M. (Harter) Corrin (mother)
John Corrin (brother)
Robert Corrin (brother)
Donald Corrin (brother)
Howard Corrin (brother)
Muriel Corrin (sister)
Nellie Corrin (sister)
Paul Corrin (brother)
Genevieve Corrin (wife)

More information

Pfc Walter E. Corrin was a chauffeur before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 10 November 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.

His brother Paul served in the Pacific.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Army Enlistment Records / Lerch Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Canton Repository - 23 January 1945