Hero Army Lieutenant Killed in WWII Will Finally Be Laid to Rest in 2024
An American hero is finally coming home.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker has officially been found and accounted for 79 years after his death in World War II.
Walker, a native of Richmond, Indiana, was assigned to Company H, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division and served as a commander of an M4 Sherman tank during World War II.
In November 1944, Walker’s unit fought German forces near Hücheln, Germany. His tank was hit by an anti-tank round, which caused a fire and prompted surviving crew members to abandon the tank and flee.
Walker was not among them.
