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WALTON, Jimmie Dan - Date of
birth
24 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Hardee County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44005824 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Dortmund, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 4 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Virgil E. Walton (father)
Vera P. (Jent) Walton (mother)
Clovis E. Walton (brother)
Lois Walton (sister)
Echo J. Walton (brother)
Lamon C. Walton (sister)
Oly R. Walton (brother)
Evelyn R. (Gavin) Walton (wife)
More information
Pfc Jimmie D. Walton enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 1 September 1944.He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (posthumously) for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy on the same day he died. According to the citation a two-man bazooka team well in advance of the company became entangled in a mesh of barbed wire in the path of enemy fire. Pfc Walton slowly worked to the entanglement and cut the wire to free the gunners, then cut a path forward through which his company could pass. When an enemy machine gun fired at him he started forward, intent upon eliminating the gun single-handed instead of seeking chelter. He was mortally wounded before he reached the machine gun.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Donald Walton, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com – Robert Leitner, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#2, www.ancestry.com – Whitman Beitel Family Tree / WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Marriage Record, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Times 14 November 1945, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Robert Leitner