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Personal info

Full name
KINSWORTHY, Luther Allen
Date of birth
26 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Lamar, Aransas County, Texas
Hometown
Woodville, Tyler County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38054347
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
756th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
24 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 2 52

Immediate family

Members
James J. Kinsworthy (father)
Edna N. (Hillman) Kinsworthy (mother)
Ines Kinsworthy (sister)
Cora P. Kinsworthy (sister)
Annie Kinsworthy (sister)
James Kinsworthy (brother)
Lillie Kinsworthy (sister)
Willie Kinsworthy (sister)
Pauline Kinsworthy (sister)
Wilma Kinsworthy (sister)

More information

Sgt Luther A. Kinsworthy was a miner employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, before he enlisted in Houston, Texas on 18 March 1941.

From November 1944 to December 1944 he was hospitalized for wounds, sustained when his vehicle hit a landmine. He returned to his unit after he recovered.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Several Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy