Walter J. Chrupcala was born on April 28, 1947, and attended Palmyra High School in Palmyra, NJ. He entered the US Navy where he attained the rank of Storekeeper Second Class (SK2).
On April 15, 1968, at the age of 20, Walter Chrupcala was killed in action in South Vietnam.
The 1968 Palmyra High School Yearbook was dedicated to Chrupcala and three other soldiers that were killed in Vietnam, including Anthony J. Salerno, Weldon J. Miles, and Udo Hannigan.
Sources: Palmyra High School Yearbook and NJVVMF.