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Personal info

Full name
NICHOLAS, Kenton Bernard
Date of birth
5 October 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Miller, Lawrence County, Missouri
Hometown
Fontana, San Bernardino, California

Military service

Service number
39580223
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
South of Jungersdorf, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 50

Immediate family

Members
Homer Nicholas (father)
Ona Nicholas (mother)
Lorene Nicholas (sister)
Arlene Nicholas (sister)
Merlin Nicholas (brother)
Norma L. Nicholas (sister)
Franklin Nicholas (brother)
Glen Nicholas (brother)
Laura W. (Alexander) Nicholas (wife)

More information

Pvt Kenton B. Nicholas enlisted at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California on 29 March 1944. He attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.archives.gov, The San Bernardino County Sun 1944-1945, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet