| 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
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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. … |
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Paul Donald Kinnaman (1910-1974)
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World War II Honoree, Kinnaman, Paul D. (1910-1974)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Military Service Ribbons, Kinnaman, Paul Donald (1910-1974)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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European Theater of World War II
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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First Lieutenant
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia
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First Lieutenant, United States Army and United States Air Force
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United States Army
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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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,… |
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United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
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World War II
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
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| Death |
2 Mar 1974 |
St. Louis County, Missouri [1] |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Kinnaman, Esther S. and Paul D.
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Headstone, Kinnaman, Paul D.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I27698 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
19 Jul 2023 |
English
1910 - 1974 (63 years)
