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Personal info

Full name
MANEY, Walter Russell
Date of birth
14 February 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Smokemont, Swain County, North Carolina
Hometown
Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34897171
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
Near Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 39 27

Immediate family

Members
Martin L. Maney (father)
Belle Ann (Snider) Maney (mother)
Jesse V. Maney (brother)
Fred D. Maney (brother)
Frank M. Maney (brother)
Oliver W. Maney (brother)
Julius H. Maney (brother)
Callie K. Maney (sister)
Margaret E. (Nelson) Maney (wife)
Ada L. Maney (daughter)

More information

Pvt Walter R. Maney was a driver before he enlisted in Camp Croft, South Carolina on 17 December 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / J.D. and Mia’s Extended Families, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.ancestry.com – J. McGuire