McCorkle Walter White

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Walter White McCorkle is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Walter White McCorkle

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

32132607

Unit:

28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-29

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

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Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Walter White McCorkle was born on November 24, 1909, in Allegany County, New York. He was the son of Ira Black McCorkle and Edna White McCorkle. He served in the 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II.

PFC McCorkle was Killed in Action on August 29, 1944, during the Battle for Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. He also has a cenotaph in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov