WWII
WWII
Walter Derwood VanLandingham
Rate / Rank
TEC E-5
Birthdate
March 21 1922
Date of Death
February 28 1962
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
August 16 1941 - October 8 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- European Theater of Operations, May 29, 1943 - September 19, 1945
- Naples - Foggia; Rome-Arno; North Apennines
Significant Duty Stations
- 15th Field Hospital
Decorations & Citations
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze star
- American Defense Medal; Good Conduct Medal
Notes
US Army service number; 34-086-898. Born; Grady County, Georgia. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1941. Father of Sergeant Thomas Cary VanLandingham US Air Force. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.