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Personal info

Full name
KENNEDY, Gordon Hugh
Date of birth
10 October 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Gwinnett County, Georgia
Hometown
Rocky Creek, Gwinnett County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34572130
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
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 Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 7 19

Immediate family

Members
Isaac G. Kennedy (father)
Lessie (Kilgore) Kennedy (mother)
Clifford Kennedy (brother)

More information

Pfc Gordon H. Kennedy worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 11 November 1942.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his action on 2 November 1944.

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