World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Kenneth R. Cohron
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Stuarts Draft, Virginia
Honored By
712th Tank Battalion Association
CORPORAL. SERVED IN C COMPANY, 712TH TANK BATTALION. HE LANDED WITH THE 712TH TANK BATTALION AT UTAH BEACH ON JUNE 28, 1944 AS PART OF THE 1ST ARMY. KILLED IN ACTION ON JULY 11, 1944 AT THE FORET DE MONT CASTRE (HILL 122) IN NORMANDY AS HIS TANK PLATOON WAS ON A MISSION TO RESCUE A BATTALION OF THE 90TH INFANTRY ENCIRCLED BY GERMAN TROOPS. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. LISTED ON THE WALL OF MISSING AT THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY, COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE.