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WALTERS, Thomas L - Date of
birth
20 June 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio -
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35404415 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 April 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas Walters (father)
Viva L. Walters (mother)
Harold J. Walters (brother)
Karl L. Walters (brother)
Mary E. Walters (sister)
Martha E. Walters (sister)
Rosalie C. Walters (sister)
More information
Pvt Thomas L. Walters graduated from North High School and attended Franklin University to become a sportscaster.Two pictures were taken as the family left for the train station to send young Thomas to boot camp.
It wasn't the last time his family saw him. His younger brother, Karl, was a trainspotter and was doing what he liked most. A train came in and stopped for a few minutes with Pvt Walters on board. The windows wouldn't come down so they just put their hands 'together' on the window.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Martha Walters Carroll and Dorothy Walden, Thomas Walters