157th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit InsigniaPrivate Kenneth Ray McCool 45th Infantry Division Shoulder Patch

LEFT to RIGHT: 157th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia; 45th Infantry Division Shoulder Patch
McCool
Company C, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment
45th ID Service: 1945
July 2, 1925 - August, 19 2007

Company C, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment

July 2 1925 - August 19 2007 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Campaigns

Rhineland

Central Europe

Awards

Bronze StarBronze Star Letter
Click for Bronze Star award letter

Chronology

1925

July 2: Born

1945

Photo added by Jeff Giambrone

April 29: At Dachau concentration camp, Company C relieved Company I on perimeter security.
News
          Clipping

Photo of news clipping from unidentified Mississippi newspaper from Jeff Giambrone, shared on Find A Grave.

2007

January 8: Died
Headstone
Click for larger format image

Buried at
Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery, Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi, USA

157th Infantry Regiment Unit Page

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