Bagby, Walter Franklin

Rank and Name, Shipfitter Second Class Walter Franklin Bagby.

Unit/Placed in, USS New Orleans (CA-32) Cruiser, United States Navy.

Walter is born approx. on 1916 in Missouri.

Father, Noah F. Bagby.

Mother, Lyda F. Bagby.

Sister(s), Anna B. Evelyn M. and Margaret E. Bagby.

Brother(s), Ralph E. James R. and Herold G. Bagby.

Walter enlisted the service in Missouri with service number # 3422085.

Walter was KIA during the Battle of Tassafaronga when the USS New Orleans was attacked by Japanese Destroyers on Nov. 30, 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential 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.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/032/04032.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

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

National Historian