Walter Steele Covington, Jr. - The Citadel Memorial Europe

Walter Steele Covington, Jr.

Citadel Class 1946
Date of Death 9-dec-44
Service USA
War World War II
Cemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Rank abbr. PVT

Cadet Company I (Source: The Sphinx 1943)
Age 19
Date of birth 1-Apr-25
Born in Rockingham, Richmond Cty
Hometown Rockingham
Country Liege
Family W.S. Covington (father), Agnes W. Covington (mother)
Service Number S/N 34679915
Entered the service from North Carolina
Enlistment date 27-aug-43

Company H ("K" in orig. Report of Burial)
Battalion 2nd
Regiment 28th Infantry
Division 8th Infantry
Theater Europe
Battle Huertgen Forest
Status KIA
Casualty details KIA, Europe
Place of death Vossenack, Germany
Spot vicinity Bergstein
Awards Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, CIB
Grave number Plot D, Row 10, Grave 9
Town Henri-Chapelle
Biography Cenotaph: Eastside Cemetery, Rockingham, Richmond, NC, USA

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