William Stewart Walker
Soldier, Military Person
1914 – 1999
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Who was William Stewart Walker?
William Stewart Walker, usually known as Stewart Walker, was a lieutenant colonel from Winnfield, Louisiana who, during World War II as a United States Army major, rescued 380 of his fellow soldiers from behind enemy lines in Belgium in December 1944. In 1964, he ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for Louisiana's 8th congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives, a position now defunct.
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- Born
- Oct 6, 1914
Jackson Parish - Parents
- Religion
- United Methodist Church
- Profession
- Education
- Northwestern State University
- Died
- Feb 6, 1999
Alexandria
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on July 23, 2013
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