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WALTER, Arthur B - Date of
birth
19 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Niagara County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6976855 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
12 October 1944 - Place of
death
Ooijpolder-Erlecom, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence Walter (father)
Pearl B. (Ecker) Walter (mother)
Clarence Walter (brother)
Winifred Walter (sister)
Rosetta Walter (sister)
Ruth (Rich) Walter (wife)
More information
Pvt Arthur B. Walter joined the Regular Army on 18 September 1939.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, Fold3, Market Garden, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Alabama County Marriage Record, 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Market Garden