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Personal info

Full name
BERRY, Kay Leon
Date of birth
9 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Scott County, Virginia
Hometown
Powell, Scott County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33651424
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pournoy-la-Chétive, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 9 22

Immediate family

Members
Ora E. Berry (father)
Dora (Gillian) Berry (mother)
Bessie Berry (sister)
Nell F. Berry (half sister)
Norma Berry (half sister)
Juanita (Arrington) Berry (wife)
Barbara S. Berry (daughter)

More information

Pvt. Kay L. Berry enlisted in Abington, Virginia on 2 June 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Courtney Dennis Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery