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KENYON, Howard Morton - Date of
birth
27 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Nebraska -
Hometown
Mitchell, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1180232 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
109th Field Artillery Battalion,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 September 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles E. Kenyon (father)
Edna P. (Henderson) Kenyon (mother)
Eleanor Kenyon (sister)
Harry Kenyon (brother)
Marjorie Kenyon (sister)
Anabel B. Kenyon (sister)
Eugene C. Kenyon (brother)
Alice M. Kenyon (sister)
More information
Lt Kenyon completed four years of high school and was a former student at the University of Nebraska. He was enrolled in the College of Agriculture when he entered the Nebraska National Guard in December of 1940. After serving eight months in Alaska, he was transferred to the field artillery OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he received his commission. He deployed overseas in late 1943.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com - Harry Kenyon, www.newspapers.com - The Lincoln Star, www.ancestry.com – Economides Family Tree / U.S. School Yearbook, They Speak-Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbook