Walter Richard West (1912 - 1996)

Born 8 Sep 1912 in Oklahoma, United States

Biography

Walter West is Notable.

Walter Richard West Sr. an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, was a painter, sculptor, and educator. He led the Art Department at Bacone College from 1947 to 1970. He later taught at Haskell Institute for several years. West served at a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Walter Richard West was born 8 Sep 1912 to Lightfoot West and Rena Flying Coyote West in Canadian County, Oklahoma.

He died 3 May 1996 and is buried at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/index.html?cemetery=N904 accessed 23 January 2019

• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP6-ZY28 : 23 February 2021), Richard West and Maribelle Mccrea, 29 May 1940; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSX-MSD3 : Fri Oct 06 10:46:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Augustine Young and Walter R West, 19 April 1950.

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KWC-5WP6 : 10 February 2023), Walter Richard West, .

See Also:

• Wikipedia: W. Richard West Sr.

• Wikidata: Item Q7945943

• Find A Grave: Memorial #1311333

• FamilySearch Person: LYPC-DG7

• WikiTree: Bacone College