About
Walter Eugene Bond Jr., the son of Walter and Bessie (Moore) Bond, was born on March 13, 1917, in Oakfield, New York. He relocated to Schenectady County in 1940, where he worked for General Electric Company in the accounting division. Walter graduated from the University of Rochester with a bachelor's and master's degree. He was also a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Theta Chi fraternities.
In September 1943, Walter enlisted in the United States Army. He held the rank of Private First Class and served with the 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division. During the allied invasion of Rome on June 4, 1944, Walter was killed in action. He is buried in the Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Italy.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon