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Personal info

Full name
WENGER, Kermit Brown
Date of birth
12 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Greene, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33882812
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 53

Immediate family

Members
Larry Wenger (father)
Cora (Brown) Wenger (mother)
Harriet L. (Black) Wenger (wife)

More information

Pfc Kermit B. Wenger was a machinist before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 10 April 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Brown Family Tree, U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania U.S. Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks