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Personal info

Full name
KIMZEY, Reuben Merle
Date of birth
12 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Eden, Randolph County, Illinois
Hometown
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36751605
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 4 16

Immediate family

Members
Lester D. Kimzey (father)
Minnie L. (Zuelsdorff) Kinzey (mother)
Emma J. Kimzey (sister)
Elwood L. Kimzey (brother)
Lola M. Kimzey (wife)

More information

Pfc Reuben M. Kimzey attended Manual High School and was employed at Fleming & Potter Inc. before he enlisted in June 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – David C. Hendeson, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Kenzie