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Personal info

Full name
KINNEY, John Joseph
Date of birth
1 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Binghamton, Broome County, New York
Hometown
Binghamton, Broome County, New York

Military service

Service number
32839453
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Terwinselen, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 8 16

Immediate family

Members
John H. Kinney (father)
Kathleen M. (Hanley) Kinney (mother)
Eileen S. Kinney (sister)
Sheila M. Kinney (sister)
George H. Kinney (brother)

More information

S/Sgt John J. Kinney attended Central High School.

He enlisted in Binghamton, New York on 26 February 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.newspapers.com - Press and Sun-Bulletin

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet