Harold M. Kennedy
NAME: Harold M. Kennedy
ASN: 12026987
PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, NY
DATE OF BIRTH: 19 Oct 1923
DATES OF SERVICE: 19 Mar 1941 to 04 Feb 1944
UNIT ASSIGNED: E Co, 2nd Bn, 509th PIR
CAMPAIGNS:
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Good Conduct Medal, WW II Victory Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European/African/Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal
Honorable Service lapel pin
SUMMARY OF SERVICE: Pfc.
19 Mar 1941 - Enlisted New York City, NY, NARA Enlistment Record
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 12026987
NAME KENNEDY#HAROLD#M#JR#####
RESIDENCE: STATE NEW YORK
RESIDENCE: COUNTY KINGS
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 19
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 03
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 1941
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION Private
GRADE: CODE Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION Detached Enlisted Men's List
BRANCH: CODE Detached Enlisted Men's List
TERM OF ENLISTMENT Undefined Code
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL Civil Life
NATIVITY NEW YORK
YEAR OF BIRTH 22
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen
EDUCATION Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles
MARITAL STATUS Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
BOX NUMBER 0079
FILM REEL NUMBER 1.72#
15 Jul 1943 - Pvt. Harold M. Kennedy 12026987 E Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR 7-Dec-41 to 15-Jul-43 GO 8 Awarded Good Conduct Medal, 1yr Svc
04 Feb 1944 - Killed In Action
PFC Harold M. Kennedy Jr.12026987 Brooklyn NY page 389, in the book "Stand in the Door" by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
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