Kenneth C. Kottke

  • ASN:
    36281817
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Jul 13, 1911
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Jul 28, 1944
FULL NAME:

Kenneth C. Kottke

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

36281817

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Jul 13, 1911
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jul 28, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Olmsted County, Minnesota

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Nov 16, 1942
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Unknown
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Technical Sergeant (T/Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Platoon Guide
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Jul 28, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Near Vire, France
  • NOTES:
    Causative Agent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

NARA - Display Full Records

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.

Source: aad.archives.gov/aad/
SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Kenneth C Kottke
Army Serial Number
36281817
Enlistment Place
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Enlistment Date
16 Nov 1942
Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Olmsted County, Minnesota
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
4 years of college
Occupation
Doormen
Marital Status
Married
Birth Date
1911
Birth Place
Wisconsin
Source Box Number
1058
Source Film Reel Number
5.120
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

NOTICE
THE STORY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS SOLDIER
ARTICLES