World War II Honoree

Walter F. Going, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Columbia, South Carolina

Honored By

Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge

ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY ON 27 JUNE 1941. OVERSEAS SERVICE IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 11 OCTOBER 1941 UNTIL 30 OCTOBER 1942 AND IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 5 DECEMBER 1943 UNTIL 5 OCTOBER 1945. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE SERVICE STAR FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FIVE SERVICE STARS FOR NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE, AND THE RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. HONORABLY SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS A CAPTAIN, 115TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN BATTALION ON 7 JANUARY 1946.