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SYPHERS, Kenneth D - Date of
birth
6 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Stockport, Morgan County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35611405 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Oberwampach, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dale J. Syphers (father)
Florence G. (Mendenhall) Syphers (mother)
Freda F. Syphers (sister)
Doris R. Syphers (brother)
Roy C. Syphers (brother)
James R. Syphers (brother)
Rosemary Syphers (sister)
Ronald L. Syphers (brother)
More information
T/5 Kenneth D. Syphers worked on a farm before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 29 October 1942.He is remembered at the Pennsville Cemetery in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Doris Ray Syphers, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Old John McVey Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Tom B Stone
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Jeannie Duncan