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| Donald Kinney served with the 1st Infantry Division in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84972052/donald-j-kinney https://www.pinterest.com/pin/481603753884462469/?lp=true |
Donald James Kinney never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on January 21, 1919 in New York. His parents Pentrice and Eva were also both born in New York. His father worked as a steel work laborer and later as a carpenter. Donald had an older brother, an older sister, two younger brothers and one younger sister. By 1940 Donald's parents were living in different cities in New York. Donald lived with his mother. He had completed eight years of education. He was listed has having a forestry occupation, but other sources show he enlisted in the army on October 25, 1938.
Donald became a tech sergeant in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. The 1st ID saw action in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Sicily. It landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Sgt. Kinney likely was part of all or most of these campaigns. During November 1944 the 1st ID was engaged in fighting in the Hurtgen Forest. Sgt. Kinney was killed in action on November 23, 1944. American soldiers who fought in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest had a one in four chance of becoming a casualty.
His grave is at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Fayetteville, New York.
Last year on this date I profiled Pearl Harbor Medal of Honor hero Herbert Jones, USS California. You can read about Herbert here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
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