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CHILCOTE, Walter E - Date of
birth
17 April 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
North Bergen, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42008515 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 52 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter G. Chilcote (father)
Adeline Chilcote (mother)
Edna Chilcote (sister)
Carol Chilcote (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Walter E. Chilcote graduated from Dickinson High School and worked as a mechanic and dreamed of becoming an engineerHe enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 7 August 1943.
Source of information: Carol Chilcote Conrad, Dominique Potier, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Dominique Potier, Carol Chilcote Conrad