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Personal info

Full name
QUAILE, Walter Joseph
Date of birth
5 February 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33169676
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 12 31

Immediate family

Members
David Quaile (father)
Margaret Quaile (mother)
Robert Quaile (brother)
May Quaile (sister)
Clara Quaile (sister)
John Quaile (brother)
Andrew Quaile (brother)
Madeleine Quaile (sister)
Charles Quaile (brother)

More information

Walter Quaile enlisted 24 February 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, André Koch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten