World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Kenneth C. 'Buck' Ball
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Calhoun County, West Virginia
Honored By
Calhoun Historical Society
INDUCTED JULY 12, 1944. RECEIVED TRAINING AT CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SAILED FOR OVERSEAS JANUARY 1, 1945 AND WENT INTO ACTION JANUARY 20, 1945 WITH 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, 325TH GLIDER INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION IN THE SIEGFRIED LINE IN GERMANY ON FEBRUARY 2, 1945. HIS BODY RESTED IN THE HENRI CHAPEL CEMETERY IN BELGIUM UNTIL ITS REMOVAL TO BETHLEHEM CEMETERY, CALHOUN COUNTY.