World War II Honoree

George M. Walters

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Elkhart, Indiana

Honored By

LuAnn Walters Powers

Relationship

Daughter

He served honorably from January 7, 1943 through December 6, 1945 as a Private First Class with the 843rd Engineering Aviation Battalion. He entered combat and the European Theatre at Omaha Beach three weeks after D-day. His unit built airfields and provided other combat engineering and logistical support, frequently under enemy fire, at such battles as St. Lo, St Marie Du Mon, Le Bougert, and Nancy/Rhiems. He participated in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns and received the European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct and the WWII Victory Medal.