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Personal info

Full name
BOOTH, Kimball Francis
Date of birth
8 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
18151963
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach - Consdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
A 4 7

Immediate family

Members
Everard W. Booth (father)
Noellie (Bourgeois) Booth (mother)
Everard Booth Jr. (brother)
Donald Booth (brother)
Norwood Booth (brother)

More information

SSgt Kimball F. Booth worked as a carpenter before he enlisted in New Orleans, Louisiana on 8 December 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder

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