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Personal info

Full name
DUNCAN, Kenneth Leo
Date of birth
11 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri
Hometown
Joy, Mercer County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36910618
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Medelsheim-Utweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 26 69

Immediate family

Members
Claude Duncan (father)
Gladys Duncan (mother)
Donald H. Duncan (brother)
Betty C. Duncan (sister)

More information

Pvt Kenneth L. Duncan worked on the family farm before he enlisted on 17 August 1944. He was sent overseas in February 1945.

He was killed by small arms fire in the head.

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.newspapers.com - The Rock Island Argus