Notes About N. E. Iowans
In The Service
Sgt. Ronald Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Walker, wrote his parents that he had Christmas dinner at Metz, France and New Year’s dinner in Belgium. He is serving as communications man with the Sixth armored division in Patton’s Third army.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Wednesday, February 07, 1945, Section Two, Page 14
Notes About N. E. Iowans
In The Service
Sgt. Ronald Walker is now in Luxembourg, after serving in Belgium, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Walker.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, February 26, 1945, Page 8
R. G. Walker Killed in Germany
Sgt. Ronald G. Walker, 23, formerly of Waterloo, was killed in action April 2, in Germany, where he was serving with an anti-aircraft heavy weapons battalion of Gen. George Patton’s Third army, according to work received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Walker, Jesup, Ia.
Sergeant Walker had been serving overseas as a radio communication man since Apr. 14, 1944, having entered service Mar. 17, 1943. He received his basic training at Ft. Sheridan, Ill, and his special training at Camp Crowder, Mo.
His last letter was dated March 23.
Before entering service, he was employed by Rath Packing Co.
Born Sept. 21, 1923, in Jesup, Ia., the son of Carroll and Neva Luloff Walker, he moved to Bremer, Ia., with his parents when he was a year old. The family lived there four and a half years, then moved to Waterloo. Here he attended Alcott, Washington and East Junior high schools. In 1939, the family returned to Jesup, Ia.
He attended First Presbyterian Sunday school and church here.
Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Arlene, 19, and Geraldine, 17, both at home, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Luloff, Plymouth avenue, Waterloo.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Wednesday, April 18, 1945, Page 1
Notes About N. E. Iowans
In The Service
Posthumous award of the Bronze Star medal and the Purple Heart was recently made to Tech. 4th Gr. Ronald G. Walker, killed in action in Germany last Apr. 1. The awards were sent to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Walker, Jesup, Ia., formerly of 14 Franklin street.
The Bronze Star citation read in part: “For Meritorious service in connection with military operations in Europe from July 27 to Apr. 2, 1945. As a radio-mechanic, T-4 Walker was instrumental in overcoming the technical difficulties presented by widely separated elements. His mechanical skill, untiring effort and devotion to duty resulted in continuous radio communication with all actions.”
Walker, a former Rath Packing Co. employe (sic), entered service Mar. 17, 1943, going overseas in April, 1944. He served with the Sixth armored division of the Third army.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, October 29, 1945, Page
R. G. Walker Body Arrives Here Friday
The body of Tech. 4th Gr. Ronald Gordon Walker will arrive in Waterloo on the Illinois Central railroad Friday at 5:10 p. m.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p. m. at Kearns Garden Chapel by Rev. R. A. Badger, pastor of Presbyterian church, Jesup, Ia. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery with the VFW firing squad and Amvets casket bearers.
Technician Walker was born Sept. 21, 1923, at Jesup, Ia., the son of Carroll and Neva Walker. He moved to Bremer, Ia., with his parents when a year old, coming to Waterloo four years later. He attended Alcott and Washington schools and was alter employed at Rath Packing Co.
He entered the service Mar. 17, 1943; took basic training at Ft. Sheridan, Ill, and special training at Camp Crowder, Mo. He served overseas as a radio communications man from Apr. 14, 1944, until April 2, 1945, when he was killed in action near Leipzig, Germany, while serving in an anti-aircraft automatic weapons battery of the Third army.
The body is being returned from Margrauten cemetery in Holland.
Surviving are the parents, Jesup, Ia. and two sisters, Mrs. Arlene Bloom, Cudahy, Wis., and Miss Gerry Walker, 1121 Grant avenue.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Thursday, January 27, 1949, Page 9
