Walter Charles Flanders1

M, #23115, b. Jul 27, 1915, d. Aug 4, 1992

Family

Muriel Whitcher b. Feb 22, 1915, d. Sep 3, 1996

Chronological Events

Birth*Jul 27, 1915 Walter Charles Flanders was born on Jul 27, 1915 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Marriage*circa 1946 He married Muriel Whitcher, daughter of Charles Roy Whitcher and Edna M. Aldrich, circa 1946 at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Death*Aug 4, 1992 Walter Charles Flanders died on Aug 4, 1992, at age 77 at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, Petersburg County, Virginia, United States.1 
ObituaryAug 5, 1992  OBITUARY: Walter Clark Flanders, a retired Army colonel from Petersburg who served in World War II and Korea, died at Southside Regional Medical Center yesterday. He was 77.
Mr. Flanders' military decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Bronze Star, the Korean Ulchi and the Distinguished Military Service Medal with the Silver Star.
Born in Boston, Mr. Flanders moved to Manchester, N.H., where he graduated from high school and the University of New Hampshire.
He established Flanders Insurance in 1946 and was elected a member of the New Hampshire General Court in 1951-52.
In the Army, Mr. Flanders served in the Pacific from 1941 until 1946 and was recalled to duty in 1952 to serve in Korea. Later he served as the chief of programs and analysis at the Defense General Supply Center, and comptroller at the headquarters at Fort Lee.
He retired in 1968.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Muriel Whitcher Flanders; a sister, Evelyn B. Flanders of Largo, Fla; and daughter Mrs. Daniel Parr of Portsmouth, N.H.
A service with full military honors will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Southlawn Memorial Park in Petersburg.

Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA) - August 5, 1992.2
 
Burial*Aug 6, 1992 He was buried on Aug 6, 1992 at Southlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Petersburg, Petersburg County, Virginia, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 183829197.3 

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.