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WALTERS, Paul L - Date of
birth
18 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Seneca County, Ohio -
Hometown
Seneca County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35274216 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Aachen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Walters (father)
Emma Walters (mother)
Harold Walters (brother)
Eugene Walters (brother)
Earl Walters (brother)
Estherbelle Walters (sister)
Robert Walters (brother)
Myron Walters (brother)
Donald Walters (brother)
Emma R. Walters (sister)
John Walters (brother)
Richard Walters (brother)
More information
Cpl Paul L. Walters enlisted in Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio on 4 February 1942.He attended high school for 2 years and worked on polishers before he enlisted.
Per Robert Walters: I ran into Bob Kramb, who provided details on tragic news I’d received in a letter from my mother at Christmastime. My brother Paul, a member of the 3rd Armored Division, had been killed at Aachen on December 5 while trying to rescue another man. Bob had been in Aachen when Paul was killed and was able to tell me how he died. Somehow it helped to know what happened.
Cpl Paul L. Walters first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block FF, Row 2, Grave 22.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ohio, Birth Index / 1930 Census, http://www.historynet.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet