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Personal info

Full name
HENDERSON, Kenneth Lane "Buddy"
Date of birth
26 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Alpine, Brewster County, Texas
Hometown
Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
14123756
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division,
Demolition Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 8 11

Immediate family

Members
Elisha L. Henderson (father)
Sula A. (Cook) Henderson (mother)
Dorothy N. Henderson (sister)

More information

Cpl Kenneth L. Henderson attended the University of North Carolina before he enlisted at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on 11 July 1942.

He served as a demolition expert and was deployed with his unit from Fort Bragg to Africa, Sicily, Italy, England, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Dorothy Westfall, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card / Birth Certificate

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - University of North Carolina Yearbook 1942, Gary R. Westfall (nephew)