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Personal info

Full name
NOLAN, Walter S
Date of birth
31 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
6573042
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Coin-sur-Seille, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 10 41

Immediate family

Members
Helen (Bankowski) Nolan (mother)

More information

Pfc Walter S. Nolan re-enlisted on 5 January 1942. Formerly he was enlisted in the Regular Army. In 1940 he was stationed at Fort McDowell, California.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
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