World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kenneth Leon Chesnut, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Deerfield, Missouri
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY FROM NOVEMBER 1942 UNTIL JANUARY 1946 IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC AS A LANDING CRAFT OPERATOR. WHILE IN SAIPAN HE WAS INJURED AND LATER RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART AND TWO BRONZE STARS.