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Henriksen, Walter T.
Walter T. Henriksen U.S. Navy WWII
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Date of Birth:
12/18/1913
Died On:
12/3/1988 Last Residence: 10950 Monroe, Orange, New York
Street Address:
86 Wappanocca St.
Service Number:
unknown
Branch of Service:
U.S. Navy - USS CHAFFINCH AM-81
Veteran Code:
USN-91
BIOGRAPHY
Walter T. Henriksen was born in New York in 1913. In Rye his family lived at 86 Wappanocca St. and were members of Christ Church. Walter served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
SERVED AS COMMANDER THE MINESWEEPER USS CHAFFINCH AM-81
Walter Henriksen: ex-child-care director i Walter T. Henriksen, retired director of a Rockland child-care agency, died Saturday in Arden Hill Hospital in Goshen, N.Y. He was 74. Mr. Henrikson formerly lived in Spring Valley and was past president of the Spring Valley Rotary Club. He was former director of the Greer Woodycrest school in Pomona. ,He was born Dec. 18, 1913, in Brooklyn to Thomas and Margretha (Larsen) Henriksen. ;He was a retired lieutenant commander of the U.S. Naval Reserves. He was past president of the Mid-Hudson unit of the Retired Officers Association. 'He is survived by his wife, Miriam (Wayne) of Tanager Road, Monroe; a son, Walter Jr. of Costa Mesa, Calif.; a daughter, Marit Henriksen of Greenwood Lake, N.Y.; and a sister, Lillian Henriksen of Rye. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church, Monroe, with burial to follow at the Parma Union Cemetery, Parma, N.Y.
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