World War II Honoree

David E. Walker

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Belfast, Maine

Honored By

Wallace R. Rust

Relationship

Friend

INDUCTED JULY 13, 1944 AT FORT DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS. HAD FIELD ARTILLERY BASIC TRAINING AND QUALIFIED AS SHARPSHOOTER (CARBINE). DEPARTED U.S. JANUARY 14, 1945 FOR EUROPEAN THEATER. BECAME A GUN CREWMAN, TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. SERVED IN NORTH APENNINES AND PO VALLEY. ASSIGNED TO BATTERY A, 339TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AND MANNED 105 AND 155MM HOWITZERS. DEPARTED EUROPEAN THEATER JULY 10, 1946 FOR U.S. SEPARATED NOVEMBER 15, 1946 FROM MOORE GENERAL HOSPITAL, SWANNANOA, NORTH CAROLINA WITH DISABILITY; HONORABLE DISCHARGE. DECORATIONS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.