He was born Nov. 5, 1922, in Boston. His parents Sibyl (Bingham) and Robert Winternitz moved to Nutley, New Jersey, when Walter was five. He spent much of his childhood in Nutley, attending public school until his parents moved to an apartment on Washington Square in Greenwnich Village. He spent his high school years at boarding school.

In the fall of 1941 Walter began to attend Harvard, but his studies were interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served in the Philippines. At the end of the war, Walter returned to complete his undergraduate education at Harvard where he decided to enroll in R.O.T.C. program. Her was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army, but soon chose to enter the U.S. Air Force. His most notable experiences took place again in the Philippines where he was assigned to intelligence gathering during the Korean Conflict. He sought out and interviewed mariners from neutral nations. Walter spent three years in the Philippines in which he was able to renew family ties with Filipino relatives. He pursued graduate work at the University of the Philippines, eventually obtaining his masters’ degree in political science during the period of great optimism which surrounded the presidency of Ramon Magsaysay. Her remained in the U.S. Air Force until 1967. Westover Air Base in Chicopee, was his last assignment, and he soon began a new civilian life in Amherst.

In 1968, he married Janet Copeland with whom he remained for the rest of his life. He worked for the Real Estate Agency of Mike Skibiski in Sunderland, and then later he worked for the Ketchen family in Belchertown. He was a life long member of the Episcopal Church until he chose to attend South Congregational Church to be with his wife and two sons.

He is survived by his wife Janet and his sons Robert and Andrew.

A memorial service is planned in the near future.

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.

He was born Nov. 5, 1922, in Boston. His parents Sibyl (Bingham) and Robert Winternitz moved to Nutley, New Jersey, when Walter was five. He spent much of his childhood in Nutley, attending public school until his parents moved to an apartment on Washington Square in Greenwnich Village. He spent his high school years at boarding school.

In the fall of 1941 Walter began to attend Harvard, but his studies were interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served in the Philippines. At the end of the war, Walter returned to complete his undergraduate education at Harvard where he decided to enroll in R.O.T.C. program. Her was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army, but soon chose to enter the U.S. Air Force. His most notable experiences took place again in the Philippines where he was assigned to intelligence gathering during the Korean Conflict. He sought out and interviewed mariners from neutral nations. Walter spent three years in the Philippines in which he was able to renew family ties with Filipino relatives. He pursued graduate work at the University of the Philippines, eventually obtaining his masters’ degree in political science during the period of great optimism which surrounded the presidency of Ramon Magsaysay. Her remained in the U.S. Air Force until 1967. Westover Air Base in Chicopee, was his last assignment, and he soon began a new civilian life in Amherst.

In 1968, he married Janet Copeland with whom he remained for the rest of his life. He worked for the Real Estate Agency of Mike Skibiski in Sunderland, and then later he worked for the Ketchen family in Belchertown. He was a life long member of the Episcopal Church until he chose to attend South Congregational Church to be with his wife and two sons.

He is survived by his wife Janet and his sons Robert and Andrew.

A memorial service is planned in the near future.

Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.