Walter
Scott
Cragle
Jr.
Born in Pond Hill, Conyngham Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Gladys Irene (Cragle) Walk, James William Cragle, Margaret May (Cragle) Peake, Woodrow Wilson Cragle, Ralph Franklin Cragle, Naomi Kathryn (Cragle) Ricca, Minnie Jeanette (Cragle) Kishbaugh, Violet Virginia (Cragle) Krause, Miriam Isabel (Cragle) Welliver, Allen Austin Cragle and Donald Wilbur Cragle
Husband of
Evelyn (Schmidtman) Cragle
— married
Jan 1941 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in Colorado, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Apr 2022
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Biography
Walter Scott Cragle Jr. was born in Pond Hill, Conyngham Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania on 13 May 1915. He was the fifth of twelve children born to Blanche Mae Hontz and Walter Scott Cragle Sr.. In 1932 he graduated from Shickshinny High School, Shickshinny, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
He was stationed at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Washington, DC in 1935. In Jan 1941 he married Evelyn Schmidtman, and they raised one son and one daughter. He served U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He worked at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and retired in 1970.
Walter died in Colorado on 18 Jan 1993. On 2 Feb 1993 he was buried in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3342222/walter-scott-cragle : accessed 24 April 2022), memorial page for SSGT Walter Scott Cragle Jr. (13 May 1915–18 Jan 1993), Find A Grave: Memorial #3342222, citing Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by Star Kline (contributor 46964248).
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