Ira L. Walla

Private First Class Ira Lauson Walla grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Medical Department
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Okinawa

Biography:

Ira Lauson Walla was born in Arnegard, McKenzie County, North Dakota on April 15, 1924, to Ira L and Anna M Walla. He became a resident of Cass County, North Dakota and entered the United States Army in Fargo, North Dakota on April 6, 1943. Private First Class Walla served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and was killed in action on April 28, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan and he received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He is buried in Block 3, Section C, Grave 7893, Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. 

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave