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Personal info

Full name
KENNY, William F
Date of birth
1918
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
12014317
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
Ondenval, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 9 20

Immediate family

Members
Julia Kenny (mother)
John Kenny (brother)
Rose Kenny (sister)
Margaret Kenny (sister)
Bernard Kenny (brother)
Charles Kenny (brother)

More information

Pfc William F. Kenny joined the Regular Army in Witchell, New York on 10 September 1940.
He was a chauffeur before he joined the army.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, www.bklyn.newspaper.com - Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 4 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet