World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joe Dean Walker
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chualar, California
Honored By
Violet Walker and Debra and Ken Watters
Relationship
Wife and Daughter
ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY CONSTRUCTION BATTALION AT THE AGE OF 17 ON AUGUST 25, 1944, AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON JUNE 6, 1946. HE HAD BOOT CAMP AT FARRAGUT, IDAHO, FOR 13 WEEKS. HE WAS STATIONED IN OKINAWA, JAPAN, WHERE HE HELPED TO REBUILD BUILDINGS THAT BEEN DESTROYED THE JAPANESE.