World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter L. Harford
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wantage Township, New Jersey
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
ENTERED SERVICE IN EARLY 1943. DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN-CAMPAIGN. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FAMED 3RD RANGER BATTALION AND SAW ACTION IN ITALY BEFORE HE WAS TAKEN POW NEAR CISTERNA DURING THE ANZIO LANDING. HE WAS LATER LIBERATED IN APRIL OF 1945 BY THE ADVANCING ALLIED ARMIES.