Rank and Name, Private First Class Benjamin P. Walker.
Unit/Placed in, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division “All American”.
Benjamin was born in 13 December 1921 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois.
Father, John Willard Walker.
Mother, Neva Ann (Trickel) Walker.
Sisters, Dolores Leon, Velma and Karie Walker.
Brothers, Joseph Woodrow, James Gladstone, Willard Leslie, Glen Edison and Vernon Walker.
Benjamin entered the service from Chicago, Illinois in March 30, 1942 with service number # 16077365.
Benjamin P. Walker was a Medic in the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Benjamin was Killed gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, in Meeresrotz Höhe (a place between Neuhof and Frauenkron) , Germany on Feb. 2, 1945, and he is honored with the an Silvers Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Benjamin is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium.
Thanks to the 504th http://504thpirassociation.org/
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKDR-YHW
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
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TWS Roll of Honor, togetherweserved.com
Benjamin P. Walker
HOME OF RECORD:
Chicago, Illinois
AWARDS BY DATE OF ACTION:1 of 1
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 82d Airborne Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 82d Airborne Division, General Orders No. 58 (April 15, 1945)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Benjamin P. Walker (ASN: 16077365), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action on 2 February 1945, near ****, Germany. During an assault upon a strongly defended enemy position one of the assault squad was seriously wounded. Private First Class Walker, an Aid Man, with no thought for his personal safety, left his position of comparative safety and rushed forward to the wounded man despite intense machine gun and sniper fire. Disregarding the hail of enemy bullets, he administered first aid in the exposed position. When he attempted to carry the casualty to safety, Private First Class Walker was seriously wounded himself. The supreme heroism and high conception of duty displayed by Private First Class Walker were a tribute to himself and the Medical Corps.
