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WALKER, David Francis Jr - Date of
birth
20 May 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31384952 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Stadkyll-Jünkerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
David F. Walker (father)
Amanda M. (Vieweg) Walker (mother)
Catherine E. Walker (sister)
More information
Pfc David F. Walker Jr. worked in a factory before he enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 14 June 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / Jackson-Nickle and Related Families Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet