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Personal info

Full name
KNESS, Michael Cyril
Date of birth
13 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Hometown
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32065145
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
114th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 December 1944
Place of death
Near Sarrebourgh, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 22 11

Immediate family

Members
Michael J. Kness (father)
Mary Kness (mother)
Mary Kness (sister)
Anna Kness (sister)
Joseph Kness (brother)
Francis Kness (brother)
Vera Kness (sister)
Agnes Kness (sister)
Anthony Kness (brother)
John Kness (brother)
Fredrick Kness (brother)

More information

Pfc Michael C. Kness attended high school for four years and was employed at the Kerwick plumbing company before he enlisted in Trenton, New Jersey on 12 December 1940.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S