World War II Honoree

Walter H. Dunlap

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dallas, Texas

Honored By

Walter H. Dunlap, Jr. & Charles L. Dunlap

Relationship

Sons

CAPTAIN WALTER H. DUNLAP SERVED IN THE G-4 SECTION OF HEADQUARTERS, THIRD U.S. ARMY, INITIALLY IN THE PLANNING PHASES IN GREAT BRITAIN FROM MARCH, 1944 UNTIL HE CROSSED INTO FRANCE, VIA UTAH BEACH, ON JULY 7, 1944. CAPTAIN DUNLAP'S PRINCIPAL DUTIES FROM THEN UNTIL THE SURRENDER OF GERMANY INCLUDED THE PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF ALL TRUCK MOVEMENTS OF MEN AND MATERIEL IN THE ENTIRE OPERATING THEATER OF THE THIRD U.S. ARMY. FOR HIS EFFORTS DURING SEPTEMBER 1944. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL, GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. FOLLOWING GERMANY'S SURRENDER, THEN MAJOR DUNLAP SERVED WITH OCCUPATION FORCES UNTIL HIS ROTATION TO THE UNITED STATES.