Walker, John Alfred – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Aviation Ordnance man Third Class John Alfred Walker.

Unit/Placed in, United States Navy.

He was being sent from the States to Hawaii on the USS Kasaan Bay in November 1945.

Not sure if the rank he became AOM3c, Aviation Ordnance Mate 3rd Class and got an Air Crew Member badge, was after certain time, his rank first was a Seaman Second Class. He was in the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida. He graduated from High School in May, 1944 and went into the navy in the fall of 1944.

John is born approx. on 30 July 1926 in Oakland City, Arkansas.

Father, Walter Wallace Walker.

Mother, Dortha C. (Johnson) Walker.

Sister(s), Fern Eloise (Walker) Huff, Norma Lee (Walker) Cecil and Alma Fayetta (Walker).

Brother(s), Walter Wallace, Alva Ray Richard and Charles Walker.

Spouse, Luna Kate Cagle and Regina Earlene (Henning) Walker.

John enlisted the service in Arkansas with service number # 3388699.

John survived the 2e WW and died natural causes on 19 Nov. 1993, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Combat Air Crew Badge, WW II Victory Medal.

John is buried/mentioned at Columbia Church Cemetery,

Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/k/kasaan-bay.html

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

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