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KENNEDY, Walter T - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Oklahoma -
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37493873 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Messenger -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Blénod-les-Pont-à-Mousson, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 63 |
Immediate family
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Members
Will E. Kennedy (father)
Dessie Kennedy (mother)
Alvin Kennedy (brother)
Amos Kennedy (brother)
Eva Kennedy (sister)
Mildred Kennedy (sister)
Claudia V. (Lee) Kennedy (wife)
More information
Pfc Walter T. Kennedy was a truck driver before he enlisted.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Thomas Welsh