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Personal info

Full name
LUPTON, Walter Russell
Date of birth
6 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Queens, Queens County, New York City, New York
Hometown
New York

Military service

Service number
12181108
Rank
Corporal
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
Wylerbaan, Groesbeek, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 9 18

Immediate family

Members
Charles W. Lupton (father)
Elizabeth Lupton (mother)
William Lupton (brother)
Charles E. Lupton (brother)
Ronald D. Lupton (brother)
Gladys E. Lupton (sister)

More information

Cpl Walter R. Lupton attended Andrew Jackson High School where he excelled in baseball as a catcher and basketball as a forward. He played baseball in the Queens Alliance for Cambria Baseball Club and featured on numerous local basketball teams including the Springfield Gardens Squadron of the Sons of the Legion, the Springfield Rams and the Springfield Pioneers.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in New York City, New York on 30 October 1942. He was sent overseas in December 1944 and participated in the invasion of Normandy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Maud Richterich, www.wwiimemorial.com - Irving T. Shanley, www.ancestry.com - 1925/1930 Census US, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Maud Richterich