World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Virden Waisner
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Denton, North Carolina
Honored By
Darryl L. Waisner
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED WITH THE 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION, ENTERING THE EUROPEAN THEATRE ON D-DAY PLUS 6 (JUNE 12, 1944). HE SERVED WITH THE DIVISION UNTIL SUFFERING SHRAPNEL WOUNDS IN JULY 1944, JUST PRIOR TO THE BATTLE OF ST. LO. HIS INJURIES ENDED HIS COMBAT DAYS. HE WAS EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO THE U.S. TO RECUPERATE.