World War II Honoree

Kenneth W. Crenshaw

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Claudette M. Ogletree

Relationship

Daughter

CORPORAL. SERIAL NUMBER 36 797 665. SERVED IN THE 3225TH QUARTERMASTER SERVICE COMPANY. INDUCTED INTO SERVICE ON MARCH 24, 1943 AND ENTERED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE MARCH 31, 1943 AT FORT CUSTER, MICHIGAN. CHEMICAL WARFARE TRAINING FOR 6 WEEKS IN 1943. SQUAD LEADER 188 AND WAS QUALIFIED AS A MARKSMAN WITH A RIFLE. SERVED IN BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED 4 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. DEPORTED TO ACTIVE DUTY ON DECEMBER 6, 1943, ARRIVING IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ON DECEMBER 19, 1943. DID NOT LEAVE EUROPE UNTIL DECEMBER 23, 1946 RETURNING STATESIDE ON JANUARY 14, 1946. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE U.S. ARMY ON JANUARY 19, 1946 FROM CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS. SERVED 2 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AND 25 DAYS.