Landon Walker
Files
Title
Landon Walker
Subject
Walker, Landon Raymond (1924-2020)
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait photograph of Landon Walker wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Landon was born in Washington, DC, the son of Esta (Gochenour) Walker and Raymond William Walker.
Landon served in the U.S. Army during WWII and served with the rank of Sergeant with the 63rd Division in France and Germany, where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart Medal.
He married Frances Stine Walker in 1946, and they were married more than 74 years before she died in 2020.
They raised their family in Maurertown and Landon worked as a US Postal rural letter carrier for 28 years.
Landon was born in Washington, DC, the son of Esta (Gochenour) Walker and Raymond William Walker.
Landon served in the U.S. Army during WWII and served with the rank of Sergeant with the 63rd Division in France and Germany, where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart Medal.
He married Frances Stine Walker in 1946, and they were married more than 74 years before she died in 2020.
They raised their family in Maurertown and Landon worked as a US Postal rural letter carrier for 28 years.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "Dec 1945" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2005 by Phyllis Wright, who was a friend of the subject.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
011747
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Landon Walker,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 3, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/39406.
Comments
Randolph Walker
Landon is my father.