James Francis WALKER

WALKER James Francis

• General Notes
  • alt. first name Jim
    
    b. Odon, Daviess Cty, IN (alt 20 Jul)
    baptized St. Michael Church 8 Aug 1920
    entered military service 25 Jan 1941
    m. St. Patrick Church, Daviess Cty, IN 28 Aug 1943 to Mary Esther O'BRIEN
    residing at 502 W Hefron, Washington, IN in 1948?
    served overseas in Korea and Germany (in Frankfurt in Oct 1956, per mother Pearl's obit); and on several Air Force bases at home:  McClellan (CA), Scott (IL), Donaldson (SC) and Hill (UT)
    retired from USAF 1963 with rank of captain
    d. Ft. Myers, FL
    buried St. Peter's Cemetery, Montgomery, IN (alt. Indianapolis, IN)
    
    burial record:
    Walker, James Francis, July 25, 1920 - July 22, 1986, Maj. U.S. Air Force W.W.II & Korea Distinguished Flying Cross, [Section] N
    cf. ff.:  Walker, Mary Esther 1924 -, [Section] N
    
    source:  Cemeteries of Daviess County, Indiana compiled 1988-1990, vol. III, pg. 170, accessed 7/06 at Carnegie Public Library, 300 W. Main St., Washington, IN
    
    from mother Pearl's 1956 obit:
    Washington Daily Times, Mon 3 Dec 1956, front page
    Mrs. Pearl Walker Died Saturday
    [...] Surviving besides her husband are five sons:  John G. Walker, Granger; J. B. Walker, R. R. 1, Odon; Lawrence S. Walker, Mishawaka; Dr. Louis A. Walker, Greensburg; and Capt. James A. Walker, U.S. Air Force, Frankfort [sic], Germany, and one daughter, Mrs. Rosemary Ramsey, of Indianapolis.  There are 18 grandchildren.  One sister, Mrs. Helen Doyle, of Indianapolis, also survives.
    
    source:  scan of original clipping
    
    an apparent match:
    1948 Daviess Cty directory has Walker, Jas F (Mary E) driver Tip Top Creamery h502 W Hefron
    
    U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record:
    Name: James F Walker
    Birth Year: 1920 
    Race: White, citizen 
    Nativity State or Country: Indiana 
    State: Indiana 
    County or City: Daviess 
       
    Enlistment Date: 25 Jan 1941
    Enlistment State: Indiana 
    Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison 
    Branch: Air Corps 
    Branch Code: Air Corps 
    Grade: Private 
    Grade Code: Private 
    Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) 
    Source: Civil Life 
       
    Education: 4 years of high school 
    Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman 
    Marital Status: Single, without dependents 
    Height: 72 
    Weight: 174 
    
    Note:  Located in (unincorporated?) Daviess County, St. Michael the Archangel (1888) was designated a chapel in 1997 and razed in 1998.  St. Patrick (1840) is in Corning, IN; it was designated chapel in 1997.
    
    Evansville diocese, Judy Neff:  James F. Walker born July 20, 1920 and baptized August 8, 1920 at St. Michael Church married Mary Esther O'Brien on August 28, 1943 at St. Patrick Church, Daviess County.
    
    Made a career in the U.S. Air Force.  Was buried on his 66th birthday in Indianapolis, IN.  Looked very similar to Jerome Walker, who inherited it as his middle name.
    
    SSDI:
    Name:    James Walker
    SSN:    313-16-3061 
    Last Residence:    33903  Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States of America
    Born:    25 Jul 1920
    Last Benefit:    46241  Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States of America
    Died:    Jul 1986
    State (Year) SSN issued:    Indiana (Before 1951)
    
    birth record citation:
    Name:    Walker [first name not given]
    Father:    Geo 
    Mother:    Pearl Spaulding 
    County:    Daviess 
    Gender:    M 
    Birth Date:    25 Jul 1920 
    Reference:    Daviess County, Indiana
    Index to Birth Records
    1882 - 1920 Inclusive
    Volume I
    Letters A - K Inclusive
    Daviess County, Indiana
    Index to Birth Records
    1882 - 1920 Inclusive
    Volume II
    Letters L - Z Inclusive 
    Book:    H-11 
    Page:    44
    

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