Walter Duke was one of nine children of Roland B. Duke (1893-1960) and Lillian Drury Duke (1895-1971. He graduated from Saint Mary's Academy in 1940 where he played football, and was president of his senior class and of the Drama Society.
Walter Duke joined the Royal Canadian Air Force transferring to the United States Army Air Corps upon the United States' entry into war on December 7, 1941. He received advanced flight training at Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama in May of 1942.
On April 13, 1943 he married Verja Graham of Washington D.C. One week after the wedding Walter, now a First Lieutenant, shipped out to India.
In 1944 his plane was shot down in action in Burma and he was listed as missing in action. Walter Francis Duke is listed at
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Manila
Metro Manila
National Capital Region, Philippines
Plot: Tablets of the Missing
He was a decorated pilot in World War II. He earned a Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart, the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal, Asia/Pacific Area Service Medal, the Canadian War Medal and the British Bermuda Star.
In 2012, his remains were recovered and were to be shipped home to be buried with his family. They still have not arrived
Walter Duke joined the Royal Canadian Air Force transferring to the United States Army Air Corps upon the United States' entry into war on December 7, 1941. He received advanced flight training at Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama in May of 1942.
On April 13, 1943 he married Verja Graham of Washington D.C. One week after the wedding Walter, now a First Lieutenant, shipped out to India.
In 1944 his plane was shot down in action in Burma and he was listed as missing in action. Walter Francis Duke is listed at
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Manila
Metro Manila
National Capital Region, Philippines
Plot: Tablets of the Missing
He was a decorated pilot in World War II. He earned a Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart, the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal, Asia/Pacific Area Service Medal, the Canadian War Medal and the British Bermuda Star.
In 2012, his remains were recovered and were to be shipped home to be buried with his family. They still have not arrived
Walter Duke was one of nine children of Roland B. Duke (1893-1960) and Lillian Drury Duke (1895-1971. He graduated from Saint Mary's Academy in 1940 where he played football, and was president of his senior class and of the Drama Society.
Walter Duke joined the Royal Canadian Air Force transferring to the United States Army Air Corps upon the United States' entry into war on December 7, 1941. He received advanced flight training at Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama in May of 1942.
On April 13, 1943 he married Verja Graham of Washington D.C. One week after the wedding Walter, now a First Lieutenant, shipped out to India.
In 1944 his plane was shot down in action in Burma and he was listed as missing in action. Walter Francis Duke is listed at
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Manila
Metro Manila
National Capital Region, Philippines
Plot: Tablets of the Missing
He was a decorated pilot in World War II. He earned a Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart, the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal, Asia/Pacific Area Service Medal, the Canadian War Medal and the British Bermuda Star.
In 2012, his remains were recovered and were to be shipped home to be buried with his family. They still have not arrived
Walter Duke joined the Royal Canadian Air Force transferring to the United States Army Air Corps upon the United States' entry into war on December 7, 1941. He received advanced flight training at Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama in May of 1942.
On April 13, 1943 he married Verja Graham of Washington D.C. One week after the wedding Walter, now a First Lieutenant, shipped out to India.
In 1944 his plane was shot down in action in Burma and he was listed as missing in action. Walter Francis Duke is listed at
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Manila
Metro Manila
National Capital Region, Philippines
Plot: Tablets of the Missing
He was a decorated pilot in World War II. He earned a Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart, the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal, Asia/Pacific Area Service Medal, the Canadian War Medal and the British Bermuda Star.
In 2012, his remains were recovered and were to be shipped home to be buried with his family. They still have not arrived
Gravesite Details
There has apparently been a hold -up of some kind, and the remains have not yet been received, so there is no burial information available.
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