WWII

Herbert V. Walker

Rate / Rank
TEC E-4

Birthdate
September 27 1919

Date of Death
1972

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
July 13 1941 - June 29 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Central Pacific; Western Pacific; Eastern Mandates
Pacific Theater of Operations, October 17, 1941 - April 22, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia. Discharged; Camp Blanding, Florida.
Company C, 1341st Engineers

Decorations & Citations

Bronze Star Medal; Distinguished Unit Citation; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
American Defense Medal with one bronze star; Good Conduct Medal
Sharpshooter (rifle)

Notes

US Army service number 34-085-161. Born; Grady County, Georgia. Before entering the service, Herbert was employed as a carpenter for the Springwood Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia. Burial; New Ochlocknee Baptist Church Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.