Worth County

 

Sgt. Claud Elray Walk

 

 

Claud Elray Walk was born May 2, 1920 to Albert and Gertrude Rademaker Walk. He died Oct. 26, 1944 and is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and has a cenotaph in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, IA.

Sgt. Walk served in World War II with the U.S. Army 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division and was KIA in Leyte, Philippine Islands and awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com