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Walter Mike Host is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

6th Armored Division Soldiers KIA Panel

Name:

Walter Mike Host

Rank:

Technician 5th Grade

Serial Number:

16063425

Unit:

44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-08

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Walter Mike Host was born on September 6, 1909, in Conklin, Ottawa County, Michigan. He was the son of Albert Host and Verona Host.

Walter served in the 44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, as a Technician 5th Grade during World War II. He was one of the 75 soldiers killed during the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France. He has a cenotaph located in the Saint Joseph Cemetery, Marne, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA.