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Personal info

Full name
REISS, Kenneth Erwin
Date of birth
30 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33141790
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 19

Immediate family

Members
William E. Reiss (father)
Esther M. (Lambert) Reiss (mother)
Edith M. Reiss (sister)
Edwin W. Reiss (brother)
Ruth E. Reiss (sister)
Grace K. Reiss (sister)
Earl S. Reiss (brother)
Ethel W. Reiss (sister)
Elmore H. Reiss (brother)

More information

Pfc Kenneth E. Reiss enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 17 February 1942.
He attended high school for 2 years and worked on mechanical treatment of metals before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Kresh Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com – Jrice, Dwight Anderson