Name:
Walter J. Ekel
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
33608053
Unit:
823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-08-28
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
B
Row:
15
Grave:
8
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Walter J. Ekel was born on February 1, 1925, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Ekel.
Walter entered military service in Pennsylvania. He served in the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 28, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin, France, and is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.