DOB/DOD: September 7, 1921 (Norwalk, CT) – March 29, 1943; 21 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 103 Clinton Avenue, Bridgeport
ENLISTMENT: October 1, 1942
SERVICE NUMBER: 6426433
SHIP ASSIGNED TO: Received on board the USS Stockton (DD-646) on January 31, 1943
FAMILY: Born to Charles W. Sr. (1890-?) and Clara E. Holly Archer (1891-1963). Three brothers, Charles W. Jr. (1914-1960), Edward T. (1918-1995), and Clarence (1920-1993). Two sisters, Dorothy M. Archer Maugeri Russell (1922-1995) and Effie M. Archer McCallum (1926-2013).
CIRCUMSTANCES: Took his own life. Received on board the USS Stockton (DD-646) on January 31, 1943. It’s unclear why Seaman Archer was home on furlough right after getting on his first ship.
From The Hartford Courant, March 31, 1943
BRIDGEPORT SAILOR ENDS LIFE
Bridgeport, March 30 – (AP) – Seaman Walter Archer, 21, son of Mrs. Clara E. Archer of 103 Clinton Avenue, died in Bridgeport Hospital late last night after police said he drank a quantity of poison. He had been spending a furlough at his home.
Buried at Pine Island Cemetery, Crescent Street, Norwalk. Photos by webmaster.
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