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HOOD, Walter - Date of
birth
18 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan -
Hometown
Antrim County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36410717 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Obermaubach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 21 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elmer F. Hood (father)
Lizzie Hood (mother)
Ida M. Hood (sister)
Joyce E. Hood (sister)
Ruby M. Hood (sister)
Victor L. Hood (brother)
Jacky W. Hood (brother)
Helen M. (Hughes) Hood (wife)
Nancy Hood (daughter)
Walter L. Hood (son)
More information
Pfc Walter Hood enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 20 November 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Herb Tipton, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. Social Security Death Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Herbert Tipton