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Pfc Francis John Walker
1929 - 1952 (23 years)
Generation: 1
1. Pfc Francis John Walker was born in 1929 in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; died on 7 Nov 1952 in North Korea; was buried in Chales Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: 1951; Korean War (US) US Army - Infantry 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 7, 1952. He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes:
Pottsville Republican Tuesday, December 23, 1952, page 16 is as follows:
Body of Minersville Boy Coming From Korea
The body of Pfc. F. Jack Walker 23, Minersville soldier who lost his life in Korea, November 7, left Japan on December 15 and is expect to arrive at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation shortly, according to word received from the Defense Department by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walker, 205 Front St.
He will be brought to his home town for funeral services and burial.
Jack was the well known star lineman on the Minersville High School football squad, and graduated in 1947.