Name:
Walter George Epply
Rank:
Lieutenant
Serial Number:
192574
Unit:
United States Naval Reserve
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
New Hampshire
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
F
Row:
Grave:
1138
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Walter George Epply was born on November 14, 1916, in New Hampshire. He was the son of Joseph Epply. He was married to Diana Drury Epply.
Epply graduated from McGill University in medicine in the spring of 1942 and immediately enlisted in the United States Navy. He finished his internship in Vancouver and went to the Pacific, where he has been active in service for the past 13 months. He served in the United States Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.
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