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Personal info

Full name
MITCHELL, Walter Leland
Date of birth
19 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35247306
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
West of Pier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 2 33

Immediate family

Members
Leland F. Mitchell (father)
Marie B. Mitchell (mother)
Donald L. Mitchell (brother)
Ray E. Mitchell (brother)
Orphia M. (Miller) Mitchell (wife)
Donald L. Mitchell (son)
Roy E. Mitchell (son)
Petty Mitchell (daughter)

More information

Pvt Walter L. Mitchell was a mechanic in his father's garage before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 20 March 1944.

He had been overseas three months.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal