Arnold Eugene Kennedy
"Arnie"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 849954
April 12, 1924
in Albany, IL
Dr. Robert John Kennedy
Deeda Myrtle (Burns) Kennedy
Details unknown
Eagle Signal Corporation
May 29, 1943
at Chicago, IL
August 26, 1943
from Infantry Battalion, Camp Elliott
February 1, 1944
Killed in action at Namur
February 1, 1944
Killed in action
General Delivery, Albany, IL – address of mother, Mrs. Deeda Kennedy
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego. Outposted to infantry training battalion, Camp Elliott, California.
Assigned to B/1/24th Marines at Camp Pendleton on 26 August 1943.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 1, 1944 – killed in action at Namur (gunshot, body); exact circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Namur (Feb. 1, 1944)
Citation
Service Stories
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