PFC Wilmer Charles “Bill” Kenney

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PFC Wilmer Charles “Bill” Kenney

Birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
9 Oct 1944 (aged 31)
Livergnano, Città Metropolitana di Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Burial
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy Add to Map
Plot
Buried at: Plot H, Row 3, Grave 18; Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy
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Killed in action in La Fortuna, less than a 1/4 mile south of Livergnano, while serving with the Company I, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division ... under cover of darkness, Company I advanced one mile behind enemy lines to cut Hwy-65 and found themselves fighting for their very survival over the next few days.
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Killed in action in La Fortuna, less than a 1/4 mile south of Livergnano, while serving with the Company I, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division ... under cover of darkness, Company I advanced one mile behind enemy lines to cut Hwy-65 and found themselves fighting for their very survival over the next few days.
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Inscription

Wilmer C. Kenney
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Army Service # 36274425
361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Medford Township, Taylor County, Wisconsin. His father, Florence Kenney, was a dairy farmer.

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  • Maintained by: RD Hall
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56364594/wilmer_charles-kenney: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Wilmer Charles “Bill” Kenney (21 Jun 1913–9 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56364594, citing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by RD Hall (contributor 47845085).