Name:
Kenneth Bassett Williams
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
39476219
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-03-03
State:
Oregon
Cemetery:
Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Oregon
Plot:
Fernwood Section
Row:
Grave:
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Comments:
When Kenneth Bassett Williams was born on June 29, 1919, in Portland, Oregon, his father, Allen, was 30 and his mother, Esme, was 26. He married Orr Lyda Brown on October 23, 1944, in his hometown. He enlisted in the Army on May 17, 1944. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on March 3, 1945 and is now buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.