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John Walker: Abstract | Full
Story | Images
and Artifacts
John Walker is a member of the “Greatest Generation.” The
term, popularized by famed newsman and author Tom Brokaw, refers
to Americans who were raised during the Great Depression and
fought World War II from home and on the front lines. In his
book, The Greatest Generation (1998) Brokaw wrote "this
is the greatest generation any society has produced."
Like most veterans his age, Walker didn’t
become a solider to seek fame or fortune. He went off to defend
his country simply
because it was the right thing to do.
As a mortar gunner and later sergeant squad leader of a 60-millimeter
mortar squad, 21-year-old Walker and the other young soldiers
in his squad were shipped to Europe among three company rifle
platoons in their efforts to defeat the Germans. (Note: As part
of his duties, Walker carried the 45-pound, 60 millimeter mortar,
which looks like a tripod cannon).
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