Honoring a WWII veteran who survived on a raft for days after his ship sank
Walter Gammon heroically survived after his destroyer, the USS Hole, was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 5:15 PM, May 10, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-10 17:15:51-04
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. In a Henrico home lives a man who survived a wartime nightmare.
Walter Gammon served in U.S. Navy during World War II.
On October 25, 1944, Gammon and his shipmates faced insurmountable odds. During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the U.S.S. Hoel was pummeled by Japanese forces.
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Wallace Lee Starwalt
Wallace Lee Starwalt of Dunkirk, N.Y. passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, March 12 with his wife, daughter, and three granddaughters by his side.
Born on Dec. 1, 1929 in Coles County, Illinois, Wallace was the son of the late Frank and Clarissa (Carpenter) Starwalt. He had a younger brother, Philip Dean, and an unborn sibling who both perished in a tragic house fire in 1938 along with his mother.
He attended rural schools until the 8th grade, and then Hindsboro Elementary & High School, where he graduated as Salutatorian, Class of 1947. Wallace continued to keep in touch with his classmates via phone conversations, Facebook, and E-mails. Having attended his 70th HS reunion in Arcola, I.L. in July of 2017, he was looking forward to seeing cherished friends again at the 75th reunion, to be held in July of 2022.
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Everett
K. Joseph âJoeâ Triplett, 89, of Upper Snake Spring Road, Everett, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021, at Homewood at Martinsburg.
He was born on Feb. 24, 1932, in Bedford, a son of the late Harper B. and Orpha L. (Wareham) Triplett. On June 28, 1953, he was united in marriage to Janet A. (Grimes) Triplett.
He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Kenneth A. Triplett, in 1932.
Joe is survived by his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Richard, Robert, James, Greg, who was looked at as a brother, Betty, Charlotte, Nancy, Beverly and Janie.
He was a member of the Everett Church of the Brethren and attended the Snake Spring Valley Church of the Brethren.