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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter L. Frankland

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jackson, Tennessee

Honored By

Walter L. Frankland, Jr.

Relationship

Son

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Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN 1940 AS PART OF THE 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION OF TENNESSEE. RETIRED IN 1946 WITH NEARLY 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. WHILE IN EUROPE HE WAS G-4, 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION. PREVIOUSLY, IN WORLD WAR I, HE HAD SERVED AS MASTER SERGEANT IN A MACHINE GUN COMPANY IN THE 82ND DIVISION AND WAS DECORATED WITH A SILVER STAR WHICH WAS PRESENTED AT A PARADE OF THE 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA BEFORE GOING OVERSEAS.