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Personal info

Full name
INNES, Paul Francis
Date of birth
9 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
Hometown
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35667449
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sankt Goar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Earl E. Innes (father)
Estelle F. (Deglow) Innes (mother)
Leroy E. Innes (brother)
Ralph J. Innes (brother)
Earl E. Innes Jr. (brother)

More information

Sgt Paul F. Innes enlisted in Chillicothe, Ohio on 22 October 1942.

He was killed during an attempt to cross the Rhine River by boat. Only one occupant of the boat survived.

His three borhers also served during the war.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, http://www.89infdivww2.org/
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Kentucky Post 1 November 1945