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Personal info

Full name
KIRKENDALL, Cecil William
Date of birth
12 January 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Putnam County, Ohio
Hometown
Ionia County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36956258
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
67th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Loverich-Puffendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 4 21

Immediate family

Members
Lewis J. Kirkendall (father)
Lydia J. (Ridenour) Kirkendall (mother)
Traos I. Kirkendall (sister)
Edna Kirkendall (sister)
Coral L. Kirkendall (brother)
Merle J. Kirkendall (sister)
May L. Kirkendall (sister)
Charlotte R. (Buckmaster) Kirkendall (wife)
Ruth E. Kirkendall (daughter)
Richard L. Kirkendall (son)
Jean E. Kirkendall (daughter)
Marge Kirkendall (daughter)

More information

Pvt Kirkendall enlisted on 17 March 1944 together with his brother Coral, and arrived overseas on 19 September 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Ohio Obituary Index / 1920/1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Card, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report CCB, History 67th Armored Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Kirkendall Family