World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Howard Russell Walters
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Christiansburg, Virginia
Honored By
His Family
SERVED FROM OCTOBER 22, 1943 TO JANUARY 17, 1946. 5TH AMPHIBIANS CORPS, SERVICE BATTALION, MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, PACIFIC THEATRE. FOUGHT IN BATTLE OF IWO JIMA. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AT SAIPAN, TINIAN, MARIANA ISLANDS AND GUAM. SERVED IN OCCUPATION OF JAPAN FROM SEPTEMBER 22, 1945 TO DECEMBER 8, 1945. HONORABLE DISCHARGE AS CORPORAL, MILITARY POLICE RIFLE MARKSMAN QUALIFICATION. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.