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Kirkland, Renzo Lee

Date of birth:
February 27th, 1920 (Edna/Kansas, United States)
Date of death:
March 3rd, 1986
Service number:
37148321
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Renzo Kirkland entered service on 3rd March 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He left for Europe on 1st December 1944 to arrive there on 10th December. He arrived again in the United States on 4t December 1945. He was honorably discharged on 16th December 1945 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician Fifth Grade
Unit:
Company E, 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division "Trailblazers", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945

General Order 265, Hq 100th Infantry Division, 1945.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician Fifth Grade
Unit:
Company E, 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division "Trailblazers", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
December 16th, 1945
Honorable Service Lapel Button / Honorable Discharge Emblem
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician Fifth Grade
Unit:
Company E, 274th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division "Trailblazers", U.S. Army

Received with two bronze campaign stars.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

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