World War II Honoree

Addison Morton 'Mort' Walker

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

El Dorado, Kansas

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Relationship

Relationship Not Determined

DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. TRAINED INITIALLY IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP CROWDER 'CAMP SWAMPY' AT NEOSHO, MISSOURI, FOR ENTRY-LEVEL ‘BASIC TRAINING’ AND THEN FOR ADVANCED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) QUALIFICATION. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTOUSA) IN ITALY. HIS DUTIES WERE AS AN INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATING OFFICER, AND HE WAS IN CHARGE OF A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR (POW) CAMP. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1947, WITH THE RANK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.