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Personal info

Full name
REINECKE, Kenneth John
Date of birth
12 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36284708
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 January 1945
Place of death
Near Orscholz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 15 75

Immediate family

Members
Arno C. Reinecke (father)
Emma M. (Koebel) Reinecke (mother)
Arlene J. Reinecke (sister)
Arthur J. Reinecke (brother)
Betty J. Reinecke (sister)
Clarice J. Reinecke (sister)
Dorothy J. Reinecke (sister)
Ruth M. (Mauk) Reinecke (wife)

More information

Sgt Kenneth J. Reinecke attended high school for 4 years and was a fireman before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 20 November 1942.

He is remembered at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Matzdorf Karstedt Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Diane F, www.ancestry.com – Carol Matzdorf