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Personal info

Full name
FINK, Walter Hermon
Date of birth
29 September 1906
Age
37
Place of birth
Colorado, Bastrop County, Texas
Hometown
Matagorda County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38158756
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
1 August 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 14 47

Immediate family

Members
Charles Fink (father)
Forona Fink (mother)
Werner Fink (brother)
Edeltraud Fink (sister)
Felix Fink (brother)
Charlie Fink (brother)
Zelma Fink (sister)
Rudolph Fink (brother)
Clara Fink (sister)
Freda Fink (sister)
Trecy Fink (sister)

More information

Pfc Walter H. Fink enlisted from Fort Sam, Houston, Texas on 22 May 1942.

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten