WWII

Walter Ford Sawyer

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
May 20 1926

Date of Death
July 5 2002

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
August 12 1944 - July 2 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

Central Europe
European Theater of Operations January 15, 1945 - No record

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Headquarters Company, 310th Infantry, 78th Infantry Division
Discharged; Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one battle star
World War II Victory Medal; Occupation Medal (Germany)

Notes

US Army service number 44-035-210. Born; New Brockton, Alabama. Home of record; 8th Ave. NW, Cairo, Georgia. Graduated Cairo High School in 1944. Burial; Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia.