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UPSHAW, Kenneth C - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Salina, Salina County, Kansas -
Hometown
Seminole County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18002987 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Erkelenz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 21 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Amber Upshaw (father)
Mary (Kezer) Upshaw (mother)
Golda Upshaw (stepmother)
Rachel I. Upshaw (stepmother)
Elva Upshaw (sister)
Pauline M. Upshaw (sister)
Grady H. Upshaw (half brother)
More information
Kenneth C. Upshaw attended high school for four years and worked in the production industry of beverages.He joined the Regular Army in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 28 August 1940.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records / U.S. City Directories, 1917, Kansas, 102nd Infantry Division “Ozark” Unit History
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach