Petravage, Walter Bernard

1918 - 2004  (86 years)

• Name	Petravage, Walter Bernard
  Birth	8 Aug 1918	Shenendoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jan 1920	District 0126, Ward 4, Shenandoah, Schuykill, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Age: 1y 5m
  	Address: 40 S. Catherine St, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
  Occupation	1 Jan 1920	District 0126, Ward 4, Shenandoah, Schuykill, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	None
  Census	1 Apr 1940	Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania   [2]
  	Age: 122y
  	Address: 40 Catherine St.
  Occupation	1 Apr 1940	Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania   [2]
  	Laborer
  	Industry: Cole Mine Class of worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
  FACT	From 7 Dec 1941 to 29 Oct 1945
  	He was assigned to the 321st Squadron (Bombs Away), 90th Bomb Group, 5th Air Force as a 1st Lieutenant during WWII. He served as a navigator on board a B-24 Liberator. He and the other members of his crew were credited with the destruction of four enemy aircraft. The 321st was a B-26 Marauder medium bomber squadron that carried out long range strategic bombardment of enemy targets in New Guinea, the Dutch East Indies, Phillipine Islands and other areas from bases as ground forces seized them during MacArthur's island hopping campaign. It bombarded targets on Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Formosa and China.
  		43191_647350_0737-02525
  		43191_647350_0737-02526
  		44008_01_00156-01821
  		44008_01_00156-01820
  Census	1 Apr 1950  [3]
  	Age: 31y
  	Address: 1530 Roosevelt Ave, Falls Church, Virginia
  Occupation	1 Apr 1950  [3]
  	Publicity Writing
  	Industry: US Chamber of Commerce Class of worker: Private employer
  Death	27 Oct 2004	McLean, Virginia, USA
  Burial	27 Oct 2004	Arlington, Virginia, USA
  	Address: Columbia Gardens Cemetery
  Person ID	I3554	Bratt Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Petravage, Joseph Walter,   b. 23 Nov 1898, Shenendoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania d. 4 Mar 1969, Locust Mountain Hospital, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, USA (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Bobarsky, Anna B,   b. 20 Jun 1898, Shenendoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania d. 26 Dec 1991, Pottsville, Pennsylvannia, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kulhavich, Hedwig F.,   b. 15 Oct 1918, Shenendoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania d. 11 Jan 1999, McLean, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1944	Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
  		Republican_and_Herald_1944_04_19_4
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Children	> 1. Petravage, R.A. > 2. Petravage, J.B. > 3. Petravage, N. > 4. Petravage, D.J. > 5. Petravage, C.A.
  Family ID	F1480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2025

  
  

• Photos		Petravage Joseph Walter
  		Walter Petravage - Wedding Image Only

  
  

  Vital Documents

  The_Record_American_1951_06_09_8 On the occasion of an address to the graduating class of 1951

  
  

• Sources

  [S584] Census USA 1920, Shenandoah Ward 4, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, Roll: T625_1652; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 126, (1920, Shenandoah Ward 4, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, Roll: T625_1652; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 126). [S589] Census 1940 Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania Year: 1940; Census Place: Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03606; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 54-154, (Year: 1940; Census Place: Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03606; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 54-154). [S585] Census 1950 National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2056; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 54-257, (National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2056; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 54-257).