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Pfc Harold D. Kenner worked in a machine shop.

He enlisted at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 11 March 1943.

In late 1987, an anonymous source contacted the Netherlands National Territorial Command regarding human remains found in the Kiekberg woods. A preliminary assessment conducted by a Dutch museum indicated the remains could be associated with 1st Lt Joseph F. Myrs, 401st Glider Regiment, one of up to 62 men lost during the same battle as Kenner. In 1992, the remains were transferred to U.S. authorities. In 1998, based on laboratory analysis and DNA testing, the remains could not be associated with Meyers and were returned to the Dutch in 2001. In 2006, U.S. authorities requested the remains be returned for further examination and comparison with other soldiers missing from the Kiekberg Woods battle. Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA, which matched that of Kenner´s cousins, in the identification of his remains.

Pfc Harold D. Kenner was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. on 29 July 2011.