World War II Honoree

Kenneth Lee Eastham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jamestown, Kentucky

Honored By

Mary Lois Simpson Eastham, Jeff, Rick, Greg, Robbie, Judy and Kay

Relationship

Wife and Children

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, RIFLEMAN 745. SERVED IN G COMPANY, 7TH REGIMENT, 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION. INDUCTED APRIL 19, 1943; LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. SERVED IN NAPLES-FOGGIA AND ROME-ARNO; GO 33 WD IN 1945. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER FOR WOUNDS ON JANUARY 31, 1944 (GO 21, AND MAY 23, 1944 GO 70). TAKEN TO 21ST GENERAL HOSPITAL. ARRIVED OCTOBER 21, 1943 IN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER. RETURNED TO UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 22, 1944. RECEIVED HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT NICHOLS GENERAL HOSPITAL, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ON JULY 24, 1945.