World War II Honoree

Walter Albert Evertsen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bloomfield, New Jersey

Honored By

C. Liane Luini

Relationship

Niece

INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON JULY 19, 1942. HE TOOK HIS BASIC TRAINING IN CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS AND THEN WENT TO CAMP RUCKER, ALABAMA FOR MEDIC TRAINING. AFTER COMPLETING HIS TRAINING, HE JOINED THE 106TH DIVISION, 590 FIELD ARTILLERY IN NOVEMBER, 1943. HE WAS CAPTURED DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE ON DECEMBER 19, 1944 AND EVENTUALLY SENT TO STALAG IX-B IN BAD ORB, GERMANY. HE WAS LIBERATED IN APRIL 1944. AFTER RECUPERATING FROM THE PRISON CAMP, HE SERVED AT THE THOMAS M. ENGLAND HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN DECEMBER 1944.