Walter Louis Govar

1920 - 1945  (24 years)

• Name	Walter Louis Govar
  Birth	21 Jul 1920	Catonsville, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Jun 1945	Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
  Person ID	I7001	The Road to Here
  Last Modified	9 May 2025

  
  

  Father	James Blain Gover,   b. 12 Jun 1884, Howard County, Maryland d. 12 Dec 1950, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Henrietta Alberta Yingling,   b. 9 Jan 1896   d. 12 Nov 1975, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F2034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Private First Class, 167th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on October 5, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed in the Semiskilled sawmill occupation and also as Married. Walter was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] U.S. WWII Draft Cards 1940-1947.