Robert 'Buck' Walker, WW II veteran, is laid to rest

Robert 'Buck' Walker, WW II veteran, is laid to rest

JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Robert ‘Buck’ Walker was laid to rest on Friday.   Walker was one of the few remaining World War II heroes living in north Alabama. Civilian astronaut, Space Camp alum announces $15 million donation to U.S. Space & Rocket Center “He’s had a wonderful, useful life,” said widow Betty Walker. “He’s been a wonderful husband, and we’ve had a great marriage for seventy-two and a half years. I’m just thankful that I …

World War II veteran's remains returned to Bay Area, laid to rest

The remains of a U.S. soldier killed during World War II have finally been laid to rest 83 years after his death. A funeral service was held on Friday at San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio for Corporal Ernest H. Ulrich.