Name:
Walter M. Orth
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
37706398
Unit:
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Date of Death:
1945-02-04
State:
Colorado
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
G
Row:
6
Grave:
50
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Walter M. Orth was born in 1924 in Colorado, his father, Hubertus, was 51 and his mother, Frances, was 39. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on February 4, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.