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MABE, Walter Roscoe - Date of
birth
8 October 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Virginia -
Hometown
Ivanhoe, Wythe County, Virginia -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33822961 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Stripigny, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ambrose A. Mabe (father)
Mary E. (Burnett) Mabe (mother)
Beulah F. (King) Mabe (stepmother)
Edith R. (King) Mabe (sister)
Laura B. (Williams) Mabe (sister)
Henrietta C. (Ingo) Mabe (sister)
Harold M. Mabe (half-brother)
Burlin S. Mabe (half-brother)
Beauford H. Mabe (half-brother)
Carrie M. (King) Mabe (wife)
Ambrose T. Mabe (son)
Julia A. Mabe (daughter)
More information
Pfc Walter R. Mabe enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia on 23 June 1944.He trained at Camp Blanding, Florida before deploying to Europe in late December 1944. Pfc Mabe died as the result of a wound in the neck, sustained by small arms fire.
Source of information: Fred King (nephew), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Fred King