Walkmeister John L.

Monuments

Port-Cros First Service Special Force (FSSF) Servicemen Memorial

Name:

John L. Walkmeister

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

20907029

Unit:

1st Regiment, First Special Service Force (FSSF)

Date of Death:

1944-08-16

State:

California

Cemetery:

Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

John L. Walkmeister was born on June 9, 1915, in Santa Clara County, California. He was the son of Louis George Walkmeister and Clarice L. Votaw Walkmeister.

John served in the 1st Regiment, First Special Service Force, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on August 16, 1944, during the liberation of Port-Cros, France. Sgt Walkmeister was buried at sea and is now memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing in Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.