United States Navy · World War II
Walter H. Bunge
United States Navy · World War II
- Class of
- 1947
- Enlisted
- 1943
- Branch
- Navy
Walter Bunge left Bay Shore High School after his Junior year and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in June of 1943. He attended boot camp at the U.S.N.T.S. at Newport , Rhode Island. He was then assigned to A.O.M. School in Norman, Oklahoma. Seaman Bunge saw service in the American and Pacific Theatres. His awards include The American Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre and Victory Medals. He was honorably discharged in April of 1946. He returned to Bay Shore High School as a post graduate student and graduated in 1947.