Flag folding ceremony honors WWII vet
SHERBURNE – The Patriot Guard Riders on Saturday held a flag folding ceremony honoring World War II veteran Kenneth Maxwell Walter, Sergent Company K, 16th Infantry.
Walter, who was killed in action, was among the first servicemen to be mobilized for overseas duty as part of the First Infantry Division after he enlisted on Oct. 8, 1940, at the age of 20. His service led him to landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy, ultimately earning him high honors recognition including a Purple Heart and a Silver Star – both posthumous.
Walter is cited for gallantry in action in the vicinity of Stolberg, Germany in October, 1944. U.S. military documentation reads: “When his squad was captured during a fierce engagements with the enemy, Sergeant Walter made a daring break from his captors and, despite coverless terrain and intense hostile fire, fearlessly attempted to reach his command post and furnish them with important information. In the performance of his gallant deed, Sergeant Walter was mortally wounded.”
Walter married while overseas less than seven month prior to his death. Although Walter has descendants in Chenango County, his burial flag was only recently found with a family in Scotland.
Walter, who was killed in action, was among the first servicemen to be mobilized for overseas duty as part of the First Infantry Division after he enlisted on Oct. 8, 1940, at the age of 20. His service led him to landings in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy, ultimately earning him high honors recognition including a Purple Heart and a Silver Star – both posthumous.
Walter is cited for gallantry in action in the vicinity of Stolberg, Germany in October, 1944. U.S. military documentation reads: “When his squad was captured during a fierce engagements with the enemy, Sergeant Walter made a daring break from his captors and, despite coverless terrain and intense hostile fire, fearlessly attempted to reach his command post and furnish them with important information. In the performance of his gallant deed, Sergeant Walter was mortally wounded.”
Walter married while overseas less than seven month prior to his death. Although Walter has descendants in Chenango County, his burial flag was only recently found with a family in Scotland.
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