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Personal info

Full name
KINNISON, Russell Fred "Speck"
Date of birth
29 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Belton, Cass County, Missouri
Hometown
Belton, Cass County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37497656
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 10 4

Immediate family

Members
Lloyd B. Kinnison (father)
Julia A. (Gregg) Kinnison (mother)
Robert B. Kinnison (brother)
Rethia S. Kinnison (sister)
Dallas R. Kinnison (brother)
Dorothy A. (Rosanbalm) Kinnison (wife)
Larry A. Kinnison (son)

More information

Russell F. Kinnison attended the Pleasant Hill High School. He was married on 12 July 1942. He was employed by the American Scale Company before he enlisted in January 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Missouri Marriage Records, The Cass County Democrat-Missourian 7 December 1944

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - mkinnison27