WWII

Luther L. Walden, Sr.

Rate / Rank
Corporal

Birthdate
February 11 1923

Date of Death
September 26 2004

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
March 16 1943 - December 16 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Pacific Theater of Operations; June 2, 1944 - November 27, 1945
New Guinea; Southern Philippines; Luzon

Significant Duty Stations

Company C, 503rd Parachute Infantry

Decorations & Citations

Combat Infantryman Badge
Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster (Wounded: Luzon, February 26, 1945. Wounded Southern Philippines, May 10, 1945).
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze stars
Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze star
American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Marksman (rifle)

Notes

US Army service number 34-761-738. SSN 260-28-3856. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; Rt. 1, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.