Biography

Disler, Walter Clarence b. December 16, 1913, Lorain, Ohio; Prior military service; Unskilled Worker; CP; Received Passport# 360835 which listed his address as 1224 W. 10th Street, Lorain, Ohio; Sailed January 23, 1937 aboard the Champlain; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln BN, Co. 2, Section 3, Group 2; Rank Soldado; WIA February 27, 1937, wounded and shell shocked; Repatriated; Returned to the US on June 27, 1937 aboard the Lafayette; WWII US Army, Enlisted June 22, 1942, re-enlisted December 23, 1942 and discharged July 6, 1944; d. February 9, 1997, Lorain, Ohio.
Source: Voros-Jarama; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 849, ll 20, List of American Comrades that have been Repatriated as per October 15 1937; Opis 6, Delo 881, ll. 66; L-W Tree Ancestry. Code A