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Personal info

Full name
KENNEDY, Robert P
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
12220914
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Near Nennig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 15 10

Immediate family

Members
William F. Kennedy (father)
Frances (Park) Kennedy (mother)
William F. Kennedy (brother)
Elizabeth R. Kennedy (sister)

More information

Pvt Robert P. Kennedy graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1943 and attended New York University. He was employed as an assistance district manager for the Herald Statesman.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 29 April 1943. He was selected for A.S.T.P. and studied at the University of Florida until the program was disbanded. He was sent overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com – Joe Hauer

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Kingston New York, Roosevelt High School 1943, The Herald Statesman - 2 February 1945