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Personal info

Full name
ESAREY, Walter Mcclellan
Date of birth
26 November 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Bristow, Perry County, Indiana
Hometown
Perry County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35255609
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 31

Immediate family

Members
Walter Esarey (father)
Lucinda C. (Lanman) Esarey (mother)
Rebecca F. Esarey (sister)
Edith L. Esarey (sister)
Catherine Esarey (sister)
Murl W. Esarey (brother)

More information

Sgt Walter M. Esarey enlisted on 4 February 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet