| 1. |  Kinnaman, Paul Donald was born on 30 Dec 1910 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 2 Mar 1974 in St. Louis County, Missouri; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: KINN.P001
- _FGRAVE: 34488800
- Military Service: World War II, First Lieutenant, United States Army
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Military Service:
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
Paul married Anderson, Esther Susan 'Andi' in Mar 1951. Esther (daughter of Anderson, Joseph Corbette and Higgason, Nettie Fae) was born on 12 Feb 1919 in Xenia, Clay County, Illinois; died on 19 Apr 2013 in Osage Beach, Camden County, Missouri; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1910 - 1974 (63 years)
