Jonas, Pvt. Walter A.

Pvt. Walter Alfred Jonas 
Born: 30 January 1925 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
Parents: George & Elizabeth Jonas 
Siblings: 2 brothers, 1 sister 
Home: 
– 1124 Beloit Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois 
Education: 
– Field Stevenson School, Forest Park 
– Proviso Township High School 
– Class of 1943 
– left school during his senior year before class graduated 
Wife: Anna Marie Osborn 
– Married: 6 April 1943 
Children: 1 daughter 
Selective Service Registration: 30 January 1943
Contact Person: George W. Jonas – father
Inducted: 
– April 1944 
Serial Number: 36968298 
Training: 
– Unknown 
Unit: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division 
Engagements: 
– Italian Campaign 
Killed in Action: 
– 27 April 1945 
– killed while on a reconnaissance patrol 
– 22 May 1945 – his wife was notified he had been Killed in Action 
Buried: 
– Remains Returned Home 
– no information is available on where he was buried 
Medals: 
– Purple Heart