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KINZER, Don Sinclair - Date of
birth
24 October 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Butler, Branch County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36896296 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near St. Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 12 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ray Kinzer (father)
Alice (Sinclair) Kinzer (mother)
More information
Pfc Don S. Kinzer gradudated from Eastern High School.He enlisted in January 1944 and was sent overseas in October 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://106thinfdivassn.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, The Detroit News - 24 April 1945