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Personal info

Full name
ALTHOF, Kenneth John
Date of birth
1 October 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa
Hometown
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37663585
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
31 August 1944
Place of death
Near Reims, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 29 46

Immediate family

Members
Ludwig C. Althof (father)
Emma Althof (mother)
Francis Althof (brother)
Wendell Althof (brother)
Jean E. (Pendergast) Althof (wife)
Gary Althof (son)
Sandra J. Althof (daughter)

More information

Pfc Kenneth J. Althof attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted in Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 2 March 1943.

He was a victim of gunshot wounds while he was removing a gun from a vehicle.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files / 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - Waterloo Daily Courier Iowa - 28 September 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Courier Iowa - 7 July 1944