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Robert E. Kenfield

b_kenfieldPhoto from American Battle Monuments Commission.

NAME:
Robert Eugene Kenfield
NICKNAME:
SERVICE NUMBER:
556660
HOME OF RECORD:
Norwich, CT
NEXT OF KIN:
Parents, Clyde & Frieda Kenfield
DATE OF BIRTH:
7/6/1926
SERVICE DATES:
11/15/1943 – 4/1/1946
8/14/1950 – 6/25/1952 (USAF)
DATE OF DEATH:
6/25/1952
CAMPAIGN UNIT MOS RATE RESULT
Iwo Jima B/1/24 521 PFC WIA
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS:
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK:
Corporal (WWII)
Airman, Second Class (Korea)

Biography coming soon.

Although painful, a fractured ankle was Kenfield's honorable early ticket off Iwo Jima. Report of operations, USS Hendry.
Although painful, a fractured ankle was Kenfield’s honorable early ticket off Iwo Jima. Report of operations, USS Hendry.

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