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Personal info

Full name
WALKER, Earl Arthur
Date of birth
5 September 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35921319
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 October 1944
Place of death
Emberménil, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Arthur R. Walker (father)
Sarah (Forrest) Walker (mother)
Howard R. Walker (brother)
Forrest C. Walker (brother)
Leo R. Walker (brother)
Mary (Hessenberger) Walker (wife)

More information

Pfc Earl A. Walker attended East High School for four years and was employed at the B F Goodrich Company before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 10 November 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Hansen Fredrickson Tree / Ohio Marriage Records, Combat History 79th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – R & S, www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal 11 November 1944