KEMPEN, WILLIAM S JR
USA
Serial # O-00059376
1LT B CO 1/32 REGT 7
KIA 11/28/1950
Bodied recoverd 2003/11/03
Body ID 2005/01/07
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Son of Alice Fisher Kempen.
He is survived by two daughters, Margaret Nordt and Katherine Faust. He's also survived by 9 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
William served as a First Lieutenant, Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He resided in Wilmington, Delaware prior to the war.
William was "Killed in Action" while fighting the enemy in North Korea.
His remains were recovered on November 3, 2003 and identified on January 7, 2005. He was interred here in the Arlington, National Cemetery.
First Lieutenant Kempen was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware. " Click Here " for that record.
He also has a "Cenotaph" at the Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. " Click Here " for that record.
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KEMPEN, WILLIAM S JR
USA
Serial # O-00059376
1LT B CO 1/32 REGT 7
KIA 11/28/1950
Bodied recoverd 2003/11/03
Body ID 2005/01/07
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Son of Alice Fisher Kempen.
He is survived by two daughters, Margaret Nordt and Katherine Faust. He's also survived by 9 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
William served as a First Lieutenant, Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He resided in Wilmington, Delaware prior to the war.
William was "Killed in Action" while fighting the enemy in North Korea.
His remains were recovered on November 3, 2003 and identified on January 7, 2005. He was interred here in the Arlington, National Cemetery.
First Lieutenant Kempen was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware. " Click Here " for that record.
He also has a "Cenotaph" at the Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. " Click Here " for that record.
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Lieut William Stanley Kempen Jr.
1930 United States Federal Census
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Lieut William Stanley Kempen Jr.
1940 United States Federal Census
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Lieut William Stanley Kempen Jr.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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Lieut William Stanley Kempen Jr.
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