134th Infantry Regiment Website
"All Hell Can't Stop Us"
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Walter L Melton, son of Franklin Roy and Theresa (Richter) Melton, was born November 18, 1922 in Illinois. He was inducted into the Army September 29, 1942 at Peoria, Illinois and was an Antitank Gun Crewman in Cannon Company, 320th Infantry Regiment. He was killed in action November 9, 1944 in the vicinity of Chateau-Salins, France. Pfc Walter L Melton is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Illinois.
 Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton IL - January 5, 1945 |
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Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton IL - August 9, 1948 |