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Personal info

Full name
WALKER, Delmer James
Date of birth
3 December 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Champion, Chase County, Nebraska
Hometown
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37733446
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
In the outskirts West of Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 3 18

Immediate family

Members
William S. Walker (father)
Manetta M. (Averill) Walker (mother)
Milton W. Walker (brother)
Eva M. Walker (sister)
Bertha V. Walker (sister)
Alice C. Walker (sister)
Nellie Walker (sister)
Irene Walker (wife)
Edward Walker (stepson)
James Walker (son)

More information

Pfc Delmer J. Walker enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 7 July 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Tree / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet