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Personal info

Full name
MC KENNA, Clarence Joseph
Date of birth
11 July 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Providence County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
6139481
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
Near Raffelsbrand, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 12 6

Immediate family

Members
Owen T. Mc Kenna (father)
Rose A. Mc Kenna (mother)
Patrick J. Mc Kenna (brother)
Francis T. Mc Kenna (brother)
John E. Mc Kenna (brother)
Raymond Mc Kenna (brother)
Thomas Mc Kenna (brother)
Madeline T. Mc Kenna (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Clarence J. Mc Kenna enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 21 December 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet