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Personal info

Full name
SIMPSON, Kenneth Earl
Date of birth
3 March 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Marion County, Indiana
Hometown
Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35899787
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sigolsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 35 9

Immediate family

Members
William H. Simpson (father)
Elizabeth (Lantz) Simpson (mother)
Lesley D. Simpson (brother)
Elsie (Van Dyke) Simpson (wife)
Rex E. Simpson (son)

More information

Pfc Kenneth E. Simpson was a production worker employed by I.W. Davies International Harvester Co. before he enlisted in Indianapolis on 27 November 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Indianapolis News - 18 January 1945