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Personal info

Full name
MC KENNEY, Vance
Date of birth
16 November 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
O1299460
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
Near Urfallsperre dam, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 9 21

Immediate family

Members
Harry D. Mc Kenney (father)
Leah S. (Peters) Mc Kenney (mother)
Delmont E. Mc Kenney (brother)
Ruth Mc Kenney (sister)
Maggie McKenney (sister)
Donald D. Mc Kenney (brother)
Elizabeth M. Mc Kenney (sister)
Dennis Mc Kenney (brother)

More information

1st Lt Vance Mc Kenney attended the University of Washington in Seattle for two years.

He enlisted in Presidio of Monterey, California on 13 March 1942.

His picture was taken at the university in 1933.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, University of Washington yearbook 1933