July 31, 1925 – November 30, 1981
Kenneth Kalbach
- Prisoner of War
- Killed In Action
Personal Information
Birthplace: Dexter, Iowa
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: Company I 9th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division
Theater of Operation: European
Enlisted / Commissioned: Jul 18, 1944
Discharged: Jul 8, 1945
Highest Rank: SGT
Military Honors: Good Conduct, American Theater Service medal, Army of Occupation metal, European African Middle Eastern Service metal, Victory metal, Combat Infantryman Badge.
Honored By: Steve and Judy Kroeger, son-in-law and daughter of Kenneth Kalbach.Steve is also and Army veteran serving in Vietnam and at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina
Biography
Kenneth graduated from High School in Stuart, Iowa in 1943 and enlisted in the US Army July 18,1944 at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. He was a Rifleman and served in Company I , 9th Infantry, 2 Division in Europe during the Rhineland Central Europe campaigns. He received the Good Conduct metal, American Theater Service metal, Army of Occupation medal (Germany), the European African Middle Eastern Service metal, Combat INfantryman Badge, Expert M-1 Rifle and the Victory metal.
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