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Note: ew Hartford Township border. In the early 1900s the area was known as No Mans Land, i.e., not claimed by either New Hartford or Utica.. BIOGRAPHY: Utica City Directory 1930, WALKER, Malcolm, stdt, r 133 Richardson Av, Utica, NY BIOGRAPHY: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Townsend, Grange Hill road, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moyer, Oneida street, Sauquoit, flew to Detroit last Thursday. They then went to South Bend, Ind., -where • the Townsends. secured a new* car. Motoring home they visited the Ford village in Dearborn, Mich., the Gene Hyatts in Valparaiso, Ind., and Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Walker in Cleveland; Ohio. THE COURIER, CLINTON, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK, p. 8 Clinton NY Courier 1958 - 1960 Grayscale - 0195.pdf <http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%207/Clinton%20Courier/Clinton%20NY%20Courier%201958%20-%201960%20Grayscale.pdf/Clinton%20NY%20Courier%201958%20-%201960%20Grayscale%20-%200195.pdf> BURIAL: Creamated and ashes placed on top of Whiteface Mountain, Lake Placid, NY by his wife and two sons July 1997. BIRTH: Birth Certificate reissued on July 16, 1941. Registration #1774. DEATH: Cause of death Hypertensive heart disease and Carcinoma of prostate. State of MI Certificate of Death #1235583. DEATH: Malcolm Eugene Walker '34, October 26, 1996. US Navy. He was a doctor for 35 years, retiring in 1975. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Harriman Walker. Alumni News - Deaths Alumni News (The Colgate Scene) <http://www4.colgate.edu/scene/may2003/notes/deaths.html> DEATH: Malcolm E. Walker SSN:Death Index Last Residence: 49686 Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States of America Born: 20 Nov 1907 Died: 26 Oct 1996 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951) DEATH: Malcolm Eugene Walker Birth Date: 20 Nov 1907 Death Date: 26 Oct 1996 Gender: Male RESIDENCE: Garfield, Grand Traverse, Michigan Place of Death: Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Original data: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI, USA. EDUCATION: Dr. Walker went to Keystone Academy, in PA and graduated June 11, 1930. He then went to Colgate College (now University) in Hamilton, NY and graduated in 1934. He attended Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, Pa (now part of Drexel University) and graduated in 1938? MILITARY: Dr. Walker served in WWII with the 61st SeaBee Batallion. He was a plank owner. The 61ST Battallion begain assemblling on December 4, 1942 at Camp Peary, Williamsburg, VA. LTjg Walker, MC-V, USNR was one of the first two officers assigned to the 61st Battalion on December 5, 1942. Both were the medical Officers. Next stop was Gulfport. There three trains carried the battalion to Camp Rousseau, Port Hueneme, CA. Additional training for overseas duty and embarkation on April 14, 1943 on the Dutch freighter-transport, the M.S. Brastagi. April 22, 1943 the whole Battalion was initiated into the Shellback organization of Neptunus Rex. On April 26 all were became members of the Golden Dragon upon crossing the 180th Meridian. The first port call was Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides Islands for 11 days. After the journey out on the M.S. Brastagi, the Battallion arrived in Sealark Channel, off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on May 15, 1943 with a complement of 27 officers. LTjg Walker, MC-V was promoted in January 1944 along with 4 others to Lieutenant. Other deployement sites included New Zealand; Emirau Island; Staging at Banika, Russell Islands; Leyte, PI. Detached February 1945 and returned to the States. 61ST BATTALION (http://www.nbvc.navy.mil/museum/SeabeeHistory/battalions.html) The 61st NCB was formed at Camp Peary in January 1943, and trained there until Feb. 27, when it departed for Gulf-port, Miss. After two weeks at Gulfport the Battalion left for Hueneme for additional training. The entire outfit shipped out April 14, arriving in Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, on May 2. Ten days later, the 61st boarded ship again and landed at Guadalcanal where they were on duty until February 1944. On Feb. 19 the outfit sailed for Auckland, N. Z., leaving there in the middle of March for Emirau in the Bismarck Archipelago. The 61st arrived at Emirau March 30 and remained until July 21, 1944, when it left for the Russell Islands, arriving there three days later. Alter a little more than two months in the Russells, the Battalion shipped out again, this time to the Philippines, by way of Manus and Hollandia. The 61st entered Leyte Gulf on Oct. 23 (D-Day plus three) and began unloading off Dulag, Leyte. In November and December of 1944, the outfit moved to Guiuan, Samar, the last echelon arriving on Dec. 30. It was still on duty there at wars end. Army Signals Underground Communications Centre Antill Plains Australia was built by 61st Battalion <../61stbatt.htm>)
Note: BIOGRAPHY: Grew up at 8 Paris Street and 133 Richardson Rd, Utica. Richardson Av is on the N
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