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KITCHEN, Samuel - Date of
birth
26 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34667533 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
597th Ordnance Ammunition Company
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
15 September 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 27 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Beatrice Kitchen (mother)
J. B. Kitchen (brother)
More information
Pvt Samuel Kitchen worked in a kitchen before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 22 February 1943.He drowned.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards / Tonya Arnold Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy