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Personal info

Full name
HAMILTON, Kenneth Louis
Date of birth
7 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36813785
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Near Wolfskirchen, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 29 13

Immediate family

Members
Raymond W. Hamilton (father)
Helen M. (Weining) Hamilton (mother)
Thomas R. Hamilton (brother)

More information

Pvt Kenneth L. Hamilton was a student at the Wisconsin University before he enlisted.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Jessica Huntsman Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Cheryl