Name:
Walter E. Babcock
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
37485946
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-10-19
State:
South Dakota
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
6
Grave:
41
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Walter E. Babcock was the son of Maurice Putnam Babcock and Blanche Almeda DeMelt Babcock. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on October 19, 1944 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.