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INNES, Paul Francis - Date of
birth
9 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35667449 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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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
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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