Sidney Walton
BornFebruary 11, 1919
Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, United States
DiedOctober 2, 2021 (aged 102)
San Diego, California, United States
AllegianceUnited States United States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1941–1946
RankCorporal
Battles/warsWorld War II

Sidney Walton (February 11, 1919 – October 2, 2021) was a United States Army World War II veteran.[1]

Biography

Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York, on February 11, 1919, Walton spent his early life there, joining the Army in March 1941.[1][2] He served during World War II, being discharged in 1946 at the rank of corporal.[1]

After the war, he taught geology at Duke University and pursued graduate studies at Yale University. He married school teacher Rena Bell in 1954.[1][2] He later had a civilian job at the United States Air Force base in Maine, and one at the NAS North Island in San Diego after having moved there in 1960.[1]

He lived in Clairemont, San Diego, until the death of his wife in 1982, and by the late 1980s had moved to Rancho Bernardo.[1]

In April 2018, he set out on a "No Regrets" tour with the goal of meeting the President of the United States and the Governors of all 50 states.[1] By July 2019, he had met 23 governors and President Donald Trump.[3]

On February 2, 2020, Walton was one of four surviving World War II veterans who participated in the coin flip for Super Bowl LIV.[4]

He died on October 2, 2021, at the age of 102.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Himchak, Elizabeth Marie (March 13, 2019). "Rancho Bernardo centenarian is taking a 'No Regrets' tour". San Diego Union Tribune.
  2. 1 2 Ruane, Michael E. (May 30, 2019). "Sidney Walton has been traveling the country to represent his passing generation". the Washington Post.
  3. ↑ Rosato Jr, Joe (July 31, 2019). "World War II Veteran's Tour Meets Up With California Governor". NBC Bay Area. NBC Universal.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Amanda (February 3, 2020). "Four 100-year-old World War II veterans will participate in the Super Bowl coin toss". CNN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Local WWII Veteran Sidney Walton Dead at 102". KNSD. October 2, 2021.


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