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
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Religion
  • United Methodist Church
Profession
Education
  • Northwestern State University
Died
Feb 6, 1999
Alexandria

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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