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US identifies remains of WW2 tank commander killed in 1944

2023-11-25 01:15
Lt Gene Walker was 27 when he was killed in heavy fighting near the German-Belgian border in 1944.
US identifies remains of WW2 tank commander killed in 1944

The US says it has identified the remains of a World War Two tank commander who was killed fighting in Germany in November 1944.

Lt Gene F Walker was battling Nazi forces near the German-Belgian border when his M4 Sherman was struck by an anti-tank round.

His crew escaped the blast, but were...