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HANDY, Walter F - Date of
birth
30 December 1913 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31431548 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 57 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clement A. Handy (father)
Frances F. (Morris) Handy (mother)
Mary E. Handy (sister)
Irene F. Handy (sister)
Clements W. Handy (brother)
William M. Handy (brother)
Pauline G. Handy (sister)
Bernice M. (Tosi) Handy (wife)
Carol Handy (daughter)
William F. Handy (son)
More information
Pvt Walter F. Handy graduated from Malden High School and attended Wentworth Institute. He worked in the manufacturing of plastic products.Pvt Walter F. Handy enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 28 January 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Fullmer Moore Family Tree / Gocha Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 30 December 1944