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HUNTER, Kenneth G - Date of
birth
2 April 1917 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Starke County, Indiana -
Hometown
White County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35153166 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
West bank of the Weser River, South of Hameln, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 10 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
George Hunter (father)
Edith M. (Smith) Hunter (mother)
Evabell Hunter (sister)
Walter C. Hunter (brother)
Horace G. Hunter (sister)
Edward J. Hunter (brother)
More information
Sgt Kenneth G. Hunter enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 12 February 1941.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Various Family Trees, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet