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Walter B. GELDON
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Source : Findagrave.com | |||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 33361391 | ||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7 February 1921 Bethlehem, Northampton County, PENNSYLVANIA | ||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | PENNSYLVANIA | ||||
| FAMILY | Spouse : Anna Geldon Hitcho GOLDSWORTH Parents : Frank J. & Helen S. Sumera GIELDON Siblings : John Thomas & Joseph R. | ||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||
| FONCTION | Ranger | ||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Machining worker |  | |||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 24 August 1942 Allentown PENNSYLVANIA | ||||
| COMPANY | 1st Platoon - Company C | ||||
| BATTALION | 2nd Ranger Battalion | ||||
| ARMY | Army | ||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1944 |
Source : Marie Zimmerman
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| STATUS | KIA | ||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Omaha Beach | ||||
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St Laurent/Mer N°3582
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| CEMETERY | Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Cemetery Bethlehem, Northampton, PENNSYLVANIA | ||||
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On June 6, 1941, while still working at Steel, Walter married Anna Hitcho in St. Peter and Paul's Byzantine Rite Church in Freemansburg On his third wedding anniversary Walter Geldon was killed at Omaha Beach. He was a member of the first platoon of Company C, 2nd Ranger Battalion Walter was buried in France, one of thousands beneath endless rows of white crosses. Later, the family brought the body home to the plot in Ss. Cyril & Methodius
A Memorial was held for Walter Geldon and remembrances of his life; this article can be found in The Morning Call; June 7 2004; Section B page 1 | |||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |