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SCHENK, Kenneth Robert - Date of
birth
5 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Wickliffe, Lake County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35066446 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Achain, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 26 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Philip Schenk (father)
Elizabeth (Baehr) Schenk (mother)
William Schenk (brother)
Helen V. Schenk (sister)
More information
Pvt Kenneth R. Schenk attended high school for two years before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 17 June 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his chest.
He was furst buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Homendy Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - ForgetMeNot
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