Arthur V. Kierstead

  • ASN:
    31323143
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    January 20, 1925
  • DATE OF DEATH
    November 10, 2001
FULL NAME:

Arthur V. Kierstead

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

31323143

  • DATE OF BIRTH: January 20, 1925
  • DATE OF DEATH: November 10, 2001
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Cumberland County, Maine

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    June 10, 1943
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Portland, Maine
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Cannon Company
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Unknown
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Unknown
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart

HONORED BY:

John Kierstead, Son / In memory of John Kierstead who passed away in October 2020. You will be missed, John! Rest in peace.

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name:
Arthur V Kierstead

Army Serial Number:
31323143

Enlistment Place:
Portland Maine

Enlistment Date:
10 Jun 1943

Army Branch:
No branch assignment

Branch:
Army

Race or Ethnicity:
White

Residence:
Cumberland County, Maine

Enlistment Term:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Source of Army Personnel:
Civil Life

Army Component:
Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Level of Education:
3 years of high school

Marital Status:
Single, without dependents

Birth Date:
1925

Birth Place:
British North America Or Canada Or Labrador Or Newfoundland

Source Box Number:
0426

Source Film Reel Number:
3.148

Conflict Period:
World War II

Served for:
United States of America

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