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Personal info

Full name
POSTON, Kenneth Murrel
Date of birth
20 April 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Willisville, Perry County, Illinois
Hometown
Jackson County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36715205
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 40 33

Immediate family

Members
Homer Poston (father)
Sadie Poston (mother)
Allen Poston (brother)
Raymond Poston (brother)
Dorthy M. Poston (sister)
Mildred Poston (sister)
Hazel Poston (sister)
Helen Poston (sister)
Homer Poston (brother)
Pearl Poston (sister)

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten