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Personal info

Full name
HAMMANN, Kenneth Sylvester "Kenny"
Date of birth
20 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Colonie, Albany County, New York
Hometown
Colonie, Albany County, New York

Military service

Service number
32048266
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 10 66

Immediate family

Members
Conrad Hammann (father)
Maud C. Hammann (mother)
Conrad G. Hammann (brother)
Harriet M. Hammann (sister)
Mae H. Hammann (sister)
William A. Hammann (brother)
Fredrick Hammann (brother)
Lillian H. Hammann (sister)
Lois Hammann (sister)
Florence (Zeilman) Hammann (wife)
Kenneth S. Hammann Jr. (son)
Jean Hammann (daughter)
Marjorie Hammann (daughter)
Janice Hammann (daughter)

More information

Pvt Kenneth S. Hammann enlisted on 1 April 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey and arrived overseas in September 1944.

He was reported wounded in action in October 1944 and returned to his unit in January 1945.

One picture shows from left to right Kenny and his brothers Bill and Freddie.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930/1940 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos