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Kinney, Charles Ray

Date of birth:
August 26th, 1921 (Montpeiler/Ohio, United States)
Date of death:
December 21st, 2003
Service number:
36 514 346
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 1942
M-1 Rifle.
Marksman Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 4th Grade (T-4)
Unit:
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
November 11th, 1945
Honorable Service Lapel Button / Honorable Discharge Emblem
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 4th Grade (T-4)
Unit:
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
Received with four bronze campaign stars for "NORTHERN FRANCE", "RHINELAND", "ARDENNES" and "CENTRAL EUROPE".

General Orders No.33-40 (1945).
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technician 4th Grade (T-4)
Unit:
3448th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Unit, 12th Army Group, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
ETO Certificate of Merit
Citation:
"The courage and presence of mind Technician Kinney displayed while evecuating wounded personnel from the scene of an explosion in Luxemburg City on 14 January 1945 merits high commendation."

Sources

  • Photo 1: Carole Kinney Holmes
  • - Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge
    - Certificate of Merit

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