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Personal info

Full name
BRENNING, Walter T
Date of birth
25 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Kenton County, Kentucky
Hometown
Kenton County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35878550
Rank
Private
Function
Motorcycle Dispatcher
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
Northeast of Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 17 3

Immediate family

Members
Walter Brenning (father)
Julia M. (Polley) Brenning (mother)
Dolores E. Brenning (sister)
Stanley Brenning (brother)
Donald J. Brenning (brother)

More information

Pvt Kenning graduated from Holmes High School.

He enlisted on 22 October 1943 at Cincinnati, Ohio.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Birth Index / Family Tree, www.archives.gov, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Fred, Kentucky Post 10 November 1944