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WALLS, Francis Milburn - Date of
birth
26 October 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Orange, Fayette County, Indiana -
Hometown
Crawford County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35691608 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Longvilly, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Walls (father)
Minnie C. (Belcher) Walls (mother)
Sertie Z. Walls (sister)
Norman R. Walls (brother)
Bertha E. Walls (sister)
Loren E. Walls (brother)
Walter L. Walls (brother)
More information
Pfc Francis M. Walls worked in a sawmill before he enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 22 December 1942.Pfc Francis M. Walls was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium on 6 February 1945. He was disinterred on 3 September 1948 and transported to Henri-Chapelle, where he was given his final resting place on 2 November 1948.
The IDPF shows that he suffered severe wounds over his entire body: a fractured skull, right ulna and radius and pelvis and all lower extremities missing, probably as a result of an artillery shelling.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Thomas Jefferson Everett and Walls / 1920 Census, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet