World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Gene Francis Walker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Richmond, Indiana
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
Relationship
A Grateful American
He was the commander of a M4 Sherman tank and while in Hucheln, Germany in November 1944, it was hit by an 88-mm anti-tank round while battling German forces. The War Department issued a presumptive finding of death in April 1945. In 2023, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced his remains had been identified and he will be buried in San Diego, CA in 2024.