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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name=William Stewart Walker<br>
| name=William Stewart Walker<br>
(United States Army Lieutenant Colonel<br> and Louisiana political activist)
(Army Lieutenant Colonel<br> and Louisiana political activist)
| birth_date=October 10, 1914
| birth_date=October 10, 1914
| birth_place=Wyatt Community<br>Jackson Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
| birth_place=Wyatt Community<br>Jackson Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
|alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]}}
|alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]}}
'''William Stewart Walker,''' usually known as '''Stewart Walker''' (October 6, 1914 – February 6, 1999), was a lieutenant colone froom Winnfield [[Louisiana]], who during [[World War II]] as a [[United States Army]] major, rescued 380 of his fellow soldiers from behind enemy lines in [[Belgium]] in December 1944. In 1964, he ran unsuccessfully as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] for Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]].
'''William Stewart Walker,''' usually known as '''Stewart Walker''' (October 6, 1914 – February 6, 1999), was a lieutenant colonel froom Winnfield [[Louisiana]], who during [[World War II]] as a [[United States Army]] major, rescued 380 of his fellow soldiers from behind enemy lines in [[Belgium]] in December 1944. In 1964, he ran unsuccessfully as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] for Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]].
==Background==
==Background==