December 3, 1919 – Unknown
Kenneth Rupe
Personal Information
Birthplace: Pueblo, CO
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 300th General Hospital, 5th Army
Theater of Operation: European
Enlisted / Commissioned: May 10, 1942
Discharged: Jan 10, 1946
Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
Honored By: Douglas Rupe, Son
Biography
Kenneth Rupe was born 12/3/1919 in Pueblo, CO. He graduated in 1938 from Centennial High School, Pueblo, CO. Rupe attended Business/Junior college for 2 yrs in Pueblo and worked from July 1937 to February 1942 as a messenger and stenographer for Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. After Pearl Harbor, Rupe enlisted on May 1942. He was assigned to administration of a Hospital Group and was stationed in Europe. See attachment for more information.
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