In Memoriam: Oldest Buffalo Soldier dies

Walter Hight
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Walter Hight

Walter Hight, 101, of Bridgeport, Conn., formerly of Highland Falls, died Feb. 27 at North Bridge Healthcare Center in Bridgeport.

 The son of Emmet and Mary Hight, Walter was born Jan. 1, 1909 in Warren Plains, N.C.

 Hight, a retired Army officer, was the oldest living Buffalo Soldier at the time of his death and a World War II veteran.

 Survivors include his loving niece Dorothy Williams of Bridgeport.

 Funeral services took place March 5. He was interred with full military honors at Eagle Valley Cemetery in the town of Highlands.

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