Date of birth:

July 7th, 1922

Date of death:

January 13th, 1998

Buried on:

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Plot: 23. Grave: 11.

Service number:

18 072 395

Nationality:

American

Kenneth P. Peyton enlisted on June 9th, 1942.

For his part in the occupation forces in Germany, Kenneth Peyton also received the Army of Occupation Medal with "GERMANY" clasp.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

2nd Lieutenant

Unit:

Battery A, 380th Field Artillery Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

1944

Battle for Linnich, crossing site of the Roer river, December 2nd, 1944.

Retrieved an ignited fragmentation grenade and carried it outside the pillbox command post were it exploded in mid-air. Thus saving many casualties.

General Orders No. 36, Headquarters 102nd Infantry Division (1944).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Received with two bronze campaign stars.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Kerry Peyton
• - MICK, A., With the 102nd Infantry Division through Germany, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 2002.
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