1923 - 2003 (79 years)
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Kimpling, Kenneth Eugene |
| Birth |
30 Jun 1923 |
Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Carpenter [1] |
| Reference Number |
KIMP.K001 |
| _FGRAVE |
158966808 |
| Military Service |
Korean War, United States Air Force |
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United States Air Force
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Korea
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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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Korean War
(1950-1953)
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United States Air Force
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United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
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| Military Service |
World War II, United States Army Air Forces [1] |
- He served in World War II as an Air Corps gunner and in the Korean War as an aircraft mechanic.
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United States Army Air Forces
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United States Army Air Forces
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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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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
17 May 2003 |
Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin [1] |
| Burial |
Unknown |
| Person ID |
I7488 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Kenneth Eugene Kimpling passed away in the Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Wisconsin, at the age of 79, the son of clyde and A. Mildred (Badger) Kimpling. He married Maxine Wells Dickerson in 1956. He married Mina L. DeVoe on May 26, 1986 and she survived him.
He served during World War II as an Air Corps gunner and in the Korean Conflict as a aircraft mechanic.
He worked as a carpenter and was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In addition to his wife, he was survived by three children and a daughter-in-law, Rodney and Sandy Kimpling, Bobbie Jean Hess and Kendall Kimpling; a brother and sister-in-law, Ivan and Pat Kimpling; a sister-in-law, rose Kimpling; three stepchildren, Susan Frauli, Richard DeVoe and Beth Lewis; ten grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and friends and relatives from Noble, Olney and Robinson, Illinois.
A memorial service was held on June 14, 2003 in the Sun Valley Presbyterian Church in Beloit, Wisconsin.
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- [S2409] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kimpling, Kenneth Eugene, 79, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kimpling&GSfn=Kenneth&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=15896680) (Reliability: 2).
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