World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Wilson Copeland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
ENTERED THE SERVICE, 1942. SAILED FOR EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, 1943. FOUGHT WITH THE 88TH DIVISION IN AFRICA AND ITALY. AWARDED PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AND PURPLE HEART. DISCHARGED, 1945.