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==Background==

==Background==

Walker was born in the Wyatt Community of southern Jackson Parish just north of the Winn Parish line in north Louisiana, to William Thomas Walker and the former Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall (1877–1951), Walker was descended from a large and influential family. William Thomas and Lizzie Walker married in 1896 and had ten other children: Charles Elmer Walker (1897–1941), Pyburn Elton Walker (1899–1987), Edgar Lee "Ed" Walker (1901–1972), Vester Walker (1902–1906), Gladys Oneta Walker (1904–1963), William Elmo Walker (1905–1956), L. Z. Walker (1907–1993), Grace Mae Walker (1909–1991), Edwin Olen Walker (1911–1978), and [[George T. Walker]] (1913-2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=george-thomas-walker&pid=152392279|title=George T. Walker|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref> At the time of his mother's death in 1951, the obituary lists Walker as a lieutenant colonel in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. "Ed" Walker was a  football coach at the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford who led his team to an early Orange Bowl competition, and Olen Walker had been a college football player. George T. Walker, the only sibling to survive William S. Walker, was a dean at [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and the retired president of the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transportcemetery.com/Walker_MES.html|title=Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall, Transport Cemetery records, Dodson, Louisiana|publisher=Transportcemetery|accessdate=July 19, 2009}}</ref>​

Walker was born in the Wyatt Community of southern Jackson Parish just north of the Winn Parish line in north Louisiana, to William Thomas Walker and the former Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall (1877–1951), Walker was descended from a large and influential family. William Thomas and Lizzie Walker married in 1896 and had ten other children: Charles Elmer Walker (1897–1941), Pyburn Elton Walker (1899–1987), Edgar Lee "Ed" Walker (1901–1972), Vester Walker (1902–1906), Gladys Oneta Walker (1904–1963), William Elmo Walker (1905–1956), L. Z. Walker (1907–1993), Grace Mae Walker (1909–1991), Edwin Olen Walker (1911–1978), and [[George T. Walker]] (1913-2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=george-thomas-walker&pid=152392279|title=George T. Walker|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref> At the time of his mother's death in 1951, the obituary lists Walker as a lieutenant colonel in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. "Ed" Walker was a  football coach at the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford who led his team to an early Orange Bowl competition, and Olen Walker had been a college football player. George T. Walker, the only sibling to survive William S. Walker, was a dean at [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and the retired president of the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transportcemetery.com/Walker_MES.html|title=Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall, Transport Cemetery records, Dodson, Louisiana|publisher=Transportcemetery|accessdate=July 19, 2009}}</ref>​

Walker was a cousin of [[Morgan W. Walker, Sr.]], an [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] businessman who was president and founder of  Continental Trailways.<ref>Obituary of [[Morgan W. Walker,  Sr.]], ''Winn Parish Enterprise News'', Winnfield, Louisiana, February 23, 1983.</ref>​

Walker was a cousin of [[Morgan W. Walker, Sr.]], an [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] businessman who was president and founder of  Continental Trailways.<ref>Obituary of [[Morgan W. Walker,  Sr.]], ''Winn Parish Enterprise News'', Winnfield, Louisiana, February 23, 1983.</ref>​

*(3) fighting a stealth strategy to keep the Nazis confused until the Americans' fuel supplies were exhausted​,

*(3) fighting a stealth strategy to keep the Nazis confused until the Americans' fuel supplies were exhausted​,

*(4) digging into a village to thwart an enemy counterattack​,

*(4) digging into a village to thwart an enemy counterattack​,

*(5) refusal to surrender no matter how hopeless their prospects appeared.<ref name=dixon>Kenneth L. Dixon, "Major William S. Walker Leads Yanks From Nazis Lines In Daring Exploit; Beat Off Numerous Attacks In 6 Days: Winnfield Officer Employs Cage Strategy To Bring Men To Safety", ''Winnfield News-American', December 29, 1944.</ref>​

*(5) refusal to surrender no matter how hopeless their prospects appeared.<ref name=dixon>Kenneth L. Dixon, "Major William S. Walker Leads Yanks From Nazis Lines In Daring Exploit; Beat Off Numerous Attacks In 6 Days: Winnfield Officer Employs Cage Strategy To Bring Men To Safety," ''Winnfield News-American,'' December 29, 1944.</ref>​

Walker carefully conserved his [[gasoline]] and still tried to strike through the Nazi parallel lines. Each attempt encountered overwhelming antitank, mortar, and artillery resistance. "Finally we closed up for the night there on the road, with both ends digging in," Walker was quoted by Dixon. Soon a radio message from headquarters ordered the men to fight their way back to the Allied lines.<ref name=dixon/>​

Walker carefully conserved his [[gasoline]] and still tried to strike through the Nazi parallel lines. Each attempt encountered overwhelming antitank, mortar, and artillery resistance. "Finally we closed up for the night there on the road, with both ends digging in," Walker was quoted by Dixon. Soon a radio message from headquarters ordered the men to fight their way back to the Allied lines.<ref name=dixon/>​