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Walker, John Patrick, ENS.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Frankln, KS
Last Address Gallup, NM
Casualty Date Jan 12, 1945
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location South China Sea
Conflict World War II/China-Burma-India Theater/China Defensive Campaign (1942-45)
Location of Interment Santa Fe National Cemetery (VA) - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wall/Plot Coordinates MA-9 (memorial marker)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
During operations along the Indo-China coast, the USS Cabot (CVL-28) was assigned a search area and aircraft was launched to seek out enemy vessels and planes. On January 21, 1945, ENS Walker was aboard an Avenger torpedo bomber that didn't retrun to the carrier. He was listed as missing in action and later declared dead.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 0347634
ENS Walker enlisted in the Navy in 1941 and served in the enlisted ranks until he attended flight school and earned his pilots wings.
1941-1942, S2c-0000, Naval Air Station (NAS) Kaneohe Bay, HI
