Kinnaman, Paul Donald

1910 - 1974  (63 years)

• Name	Kinnaman, Paul Donald
  Birth	30 Dec 1910	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KINN.P001
  _FGRAVE	34488800
  Military Service	World War II, First Lieutenant, United States Army  [2, 3]
  	A 1933 graduate of the University of Illinois, entered active service as a draftee on October 14, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Honorably discharged as a Corporal from Company Z, 3rd Engineer School Regiment on June 8, 1943 by reason of desire to accept a commission. On June 9, 1943, entered the Officer Candidate School program. Attended the Corps of Engineers Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; the Heavy Equipment School at Richmond, Virginia; and the Fire Prevention School at New Orleans. Departed the Continental U.S. on November 14, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served overseas as a fire fighting unit commander and later, stateside, as an aviation engineering unit commander. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably separated from active duty as a First Lieutenant with the 246th Army Air Force Base Unit on March 19, 1946 at Patterson Field, Ohio. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1923858
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Paul Donald Kinnaman (1910-1974)
  		United States Army
  		First Lieutenant, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		First Lieutenant
  		United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Kinnaman, Paul Donald (1910-1974) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia
  		Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Kinnaman, Paul D. (1910-1974)
  Death	2 Mar 1974	St. Louis County, Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Kinnaman, Esther S. and Paul D.
  		Headstone, Kinnaman, Paul D. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I27698	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Kinnaman, Elmer Paul,   b. 22 Feb 1879, Clay County, Illinois d. 18 Apr 1957, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Nash, Manda Avis,   b. 28 Feb 1880   d. Dec 1971 (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1905  [4]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 25 years and 10 months - She was ~ 24 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F6431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anderson, Esther Susan 'Andi',   b. 12 Feb 1919, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 19 Apr 2013, Osage Beach, Camden County, Missouri (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1951
  Age at Marriage	He was 40 years and 3 months - She was 32 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F11887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Dec 1910 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 2 Mar 1974 - St. Louis County, Missouri Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7963] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kinnaman, Esther Susan, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109705839/esther-susan-kinnaman), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7621] World War II Honoree, Paul D. Kinnaman, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1923858) (Reliability: 2). [S7964] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Kinnaman, Paul D., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34488800), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3658] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Kinnaman, Avis N. and Elmer P., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kinnaman&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=29260564&), none. (Reliability: 2).