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LOKEN, Walter Raymond - Date of
birth
5 July 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37575422 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Strasbourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 26 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ben Loken (father)
Kate Loken (mother)
Lorene Loken (sister)
Dorothy M. (Oberg) Loken (wife)
More information
Pfc Walter R. Loken was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Oberg Family Tree / Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com – Star Tribune Minnesota 31 January 1945
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Java