Name:
Walter Valentine McCreary
Rank:
Gunnery Sergeant
Serial Number:
289862
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-05
State:
Kansas
Cemetery:
Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Plot:
Veteran's Lawn
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Walter Valentine McCreary was born on February 14, 1921, in Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas. He was the son of Walter McCreary and Martha Frances Tuggle McCreary.
He served in Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Gunnery Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 5, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.