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KENNEDY, Clair Eugene - Date of
birth
8 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Union Township, Cass County, Iowa -
Hometown
Grove, Cass County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37447783 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
1 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Belfort, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Louis S. Kennedy (father)
Emma F. (Behnken) Kennedy (mother)
Kennard W. Kennedy (brother)
Delores V. Kennedy (sister)
Jeane Kennedy (wife)
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Iowa World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficiaries, 142ndaar-.pdf, https://36th-id.frb.io/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy