World War II Honoree

Walter Bryan Northrup

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bamburg, South Carolina

Honored By

James O. Sweeny

Relationship

Classmate

HE WAS CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY ON AUGUST 10, 1942. AFTER TRAINING IN FLORIDA AND FORT MEADE, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 87TH SERVICE SQUADRON AS AN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER. THE 87TH ARRIVED AT DUNKSWELL, ENGLAND IN JULY, 1943, AND WAS ATTACHED TO THE 479TH ANTI-SUBMARINE GROUP, WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANTI-SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. AFTER JUNE OF 1944 HE SERVED IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. HE WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY ON 13 MAY 1946 AS A CAPTAIN, HAVING EARNED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH ONE SERVICE STAR, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL.