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Personal info

Full name
CARTER, Kenneth Lewis
Date of birth
24 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Allenville, Moultrie County, Illinois
Hometown
Cumberland County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36900792
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of JoubiƩval-Lansival-Bihain, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 10 9

Immediate family

Members
Otto K. Carter (father)
Lena J. Carter (mother)
John M. Carter (brother)
Jack F. Carter (brother)

More information

Pvt Kenneth L. Carter was a sales clerk.

He enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 3 April 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com The Dusek Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten