World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Glen Wolking
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Denver, Colorado
Honored By
Kay Wolking Bratton & Dennis Wolking
Relationship
Daughter & Son
DAD WAS A TECHNICIAN 5TH CLASS ARRIVING IN NORMANDY ON OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY +1 (JUNE 7) FOR THE LAND INVASION. HE FOUGHT IN FRANCE WHERE HE INCURRED A SHRAPNEL INJURY TO HIS RIGHT LEG AND WAS HOSPITALIZED IN ENGLAND. HE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE SENT HOME ON TWO DIFFERENT PLANES, BOTH CRASHED, SO HE TOOK A SHIP HOME.