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Personal info

Full name
KEMP, Douglas William
Date of birth
25 September 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Canton, Stark County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O-1283621
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Liaison Officer
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Irrel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 11 13

Immediate family

Members
William M. Kemp (father)
Agnes J. (Raffen) Kemp (mother)
Charles Kemp (brother)
Jayn K. (Clark) Kemp (wife)
Douglas C. Kemp (son)

More information

1st Lt Douglas W. Kemp joined the National Guard in Chicago, Illinois on 5 March 1941. He was sent overseas in December 1944.
He was killed by sniper fire.
He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for conspicuous gallantry in action.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census /Headstone and Interment Record / Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index 1871-1922

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.honorstates.org