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WALKER, John Henry - Date of
birth
3 July 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa -
Hometown
Louisa County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37692327 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
25 November 1945 - Place of
death
Hill 207, near Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten -
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Sam N. Walker (father)
Jennie R. (Hannah) Walker (mother)
Viola B. Walker (sister)
Rosalie R. Walker (sister)
Marjorie N. Walker (sister)
Robert C. Walker (brother)
More information
Pfc John H. Walker orked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 18 March 1944.He was reported missing in action on 24 November 1944 when his unit has engaged in the fighting on Hill 207 near Schöntal.
He was declared officially death one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
On 18 April 2018 the Defence POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that the remains of Pfc. John H. Walker were found and identified, buried in a grave at the Ardennes American War Cemetery as an unknown. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census, The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune (Muscatine, Iowa), www.dpaa.mil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune (Muscatine, Iowa), www.ancestry.com - Cabrookes