WWII · Battle Death Record
Walter J. Will
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army · Pennsylvania
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Walter J. Will
- Entered the Service From
- Pennsylvania
- Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- March 30, 1945
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
- Burial / Memorial
- Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Netherlands
- Grave
- Plot D, Row 3, Grave 32
Their story
Repeatedly crossed fire-swept ground to rescue pinned-down men near Eisern, Germany, and knocked out enemy positions before he was killed on 30 March 1945. Awarded the Medal of Honor.
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