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Personal info

Full name
WALKER, James Turner
Date of birth
11 August 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Hometown
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38393551
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Field Artillery Battalion,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
Stadthagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 16 28

Immediate family

Members
James E. Walker (father)
Loretta E. (Turner) Walker (mother)
Mary F. Walker (sister)
Maureen R. Walker (wife)

More information

Sgt James T. Walker attended high school for one year and was a boarding-house keeper.

He enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 15 December 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach