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GILCHRIST, Kenneth Menefee - Date of
birth
27 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Sheridan, Sheridan County, Kansas -
Hometown
Thomas County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37335156 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kesternich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 11 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
David A. Gilchrist (father)
Blanche V. (Menefee) Gilchrist (mother)
Edith L. Gilchrist (sister)
Margaret J. Gilchrist (sister)
Geraldine (Cooper) Gilchrist (wife)
More information
Pvt Kenneth M. Gilchrist worked with his father on the family farm.Pvt Gilchrist is remembered at Rexford Cemetery in Rexford, Thomas County, Kansas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schunck, Sheridan County Museum, Hoxie, Kansas, www.findagrave.com