World War II Honoree

Kenneth Leon Ansbach

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Thomas M. Ansbach

Relationship

Son

COMPANY E, 387TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 97TH DIVISION. SERVED IN U.S. 2/1943 - 2/1945, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS 2/1945 - 6/1945, U.S. 6/1945 - 8/1945 AND ASIATIC- PACIFIC THEATER 8/1945 - 2/1946. SERVED AS SQUAD LEADER IN CAMPAIGNS GO 33, 40 AND 45 AND IN CENTRAL EUROPE. SENT TO JAPAN AND SERVED AS PART OF THE OCCUPATION ARMY. AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE BRONZE STAR. EXPERT MARKSMAN QUALIFICATION WITH M1 RIFLE AND 30 CALIBER BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY FEBRUARY 24, 1946.