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SHIELDS, Kennedy John - Date of
birth
23 May 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33707106 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 November 1945 - Place of
death
Hamich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Edwin B. Shields (father)
Edith B. (Kennedy) Shields (mother)
Barbara A. Shields (sister)
More information
Kennedy Shields graduated from Peabody High School in 1943.He was declared officially dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Peabody High School Yearbook 1943