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Personal info

Full name
MC GAW, Walter Christopher
Date of birth
3 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16146315
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Eschweiler-Stolberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 8 11

Immediate family

Members
Christ Ortlund (stepfather)
Elisabeth Mc Gaw (mother)
Norma Mc Gaw (sister)

More information

Pvt Walter C. Mc Gaw joined the US Army Reserve in Chicago, Illinois on 9 November 1942.

He attended college for 1 year. His parents were born in England, his stepfather in Sweden.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet