Rank and Name, Private First Class Walter G. Amerson .
Unit/Placed in, 158th Regimental Combat Team “Bushmasters”(Infantry Regiment).
Walter is born approx. on 1918 in Telfair County, Georgia.
Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.
Walter enlisted the service in Georgia with service number # 14045861.
Walter was KIA on the search for Lt. G. Tomoyoki Yama the came under Artillery Fire at them on the road to Damortis, Philippines on Jan. 14, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Walter is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Thanks to, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Triumph/USA-P-Triumph-6.html
http://ww2f.com/threads/158th-regimental-combat-team-rct-bushmasters.13745/
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
