World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Linwood Christman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Jay Linwood Christman
Relationship
Son
FOUGHT WITH THE 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN PEARL HARBOR AND ON OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, IN THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE AND BELGIUM, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, THROUGH TO THE ELBE RIVER WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART AND 7 BATTLE STARS.