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Personal info

Full name
ALEXSON, Walter A
Date of birth
2 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
32655844
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
Am Ravelsberg, South of Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 9 7

Immediate family

Members
Axel Alexon (father)
Mathilda A. (Ostman) Alexon (mother)
Tekla M. Alexon (sister)
Gertrude Alexon (sister)
Anna Alexon (sister)

More information

Pfc Walter A. Alexson enlisted in New York City, New York in 1940. H attended high school for 1 year and was a sales clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - McCall Family Tree, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Cindy Weckwarth Varner (great niece)