US PARAS Auther, Kenneth William

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Auther ​

• FORENAME

Kenneth William​

• UNIT

505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) ​

• RANK

Corporal ​

• NUMBER

33365306 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th June 1944 ​

• AGE

26​

• GRAVESITE

Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot F Row 10 Grave 44 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Fayette County, Pennsylvania​

born 19.01.1918, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA​

father Adam Auther (1886-1955)​

mother Ella (nee Smith) Auther (1894-1967)​

grammar school education​

08.05.1936 employed by Pittsburgh Steel Company​

civil occupation semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading and related occupations​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

16.10.1940 draft card Fayette City, Pennsylvania​

27.04.1942 entered service New Cumberland, Pennsylvania​

training Fort Benning, Georgia​

served Sicily & France​

KIA Normandy​

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