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Mercer County PAGenWeb Project |
Mercer County Ancestral Heroes |
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World War II K |
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| Name | Rank/info |
Born |
Birthplace |
Died |
Death | Buried | Info |
| KACERSKI, Casmer | 1922 | 1965 | Holy Cross Cemetery, Hermitage | ||||
KACHAYLO, Mike
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Sergeant, received Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge | 1921 | Gibsonia, PA | Nov 1958 | Sharon, PA | Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon | Michael Kachaylo Jr. |
| KAGLE, William | 1916 | 1977 | Morefield Cemetery, Hermitage | ||||
| KAHL, Bernard J. | 1920 | 1958 | St. Rose, Hermitage | ||||
| KAHL, Francis P. | 1925 | 1975 | St. Rose, Hermitage | ||||
KALAGHER, Timothy M . |
Private First Class, Army, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division | Mercer County | 16 Feb 1944 | Killed in Action | Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy |
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| KALTENBAUGH, William P. |
Private First Class, Army, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division | Mercer County | 9 Dec 1944 | Killed in Action | Epinal American Cemetery Epinal, France |
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| KAPLIN, Walter P. |
Staff Sgt, US Army, 37th Tank Batt, 4th Armored Division | Mercer County | 24 Dec 1944 | Killed in Action | Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg |
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| KECK, Robert L. | Corporal, U.S.Army-Air Corps | 1 Jul 1927 | Williamsport, PA, Lived in Greenville & Sharpsville, from abt 1938-1990 | 1 Mar 1990 | Sharon, PA. | Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage | Robert L. Keck |
| KEFURT, Gus
Medal of Honor recipient |
Staff Sergeant, Army, Co. K, 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division | Greenville, PA | 25 Dec 1944 | near Bennwihr, France | Epinal American Cemetery Epinal, France |
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| KEKICH, Michael | 1926 | 1954 | |||||
| KELLER, Donald W. | Private, Army | Mercer County | |
Killed in Action | |||
| KELLY, Ira | 1913 | 1954 | Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville | ||||
| KELSO, Thomas R. | Private First Class, Army | 1924 | Mercer County | 1945 | Killed in Action | Hadley Cemetery, Perry Township | |
| KENNEDY, Donald Wayne |
Hospital Apprentice 1st class, Navy Reserves | |
from Grove City | 10 Jun 1945 | Missing in Action or Buried at Sea | Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery |
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| KENNEDY, Everett Karl | 1925 | 1984 | Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon | ||||
| KENNEDY, William A. | 1922 | 1962 | Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon | ||||
| KEOUGH, William M. | 1925 | 1968 | Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage | ||||
| KEPHART, William L. | 1923 | 1963 | Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon | ||||
| KERRICK, Peter | 1918 | 1978 | Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage | ||||
| KERSCHNER, Jack Albert | Private First Class, Army | 1924 | Mercer County | 1944 | Killed in Action | Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville | |
| KEY, William O. | 1917 | 1965 | Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon | ||||
| KIBASH, James Peter |
Machinist's Mate 3rd class, Navy Reserves | 1921 | from Farrell | 29 May 1944 | Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American
Cemetery Holy Trinity Cemetery, Hermitage |
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| KIMMY, Donald E. | 1922 | 1978 | Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage | ||||
| KING, Charles B. | 1910 | 1978 | Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage | ||||
| KITCH, Harry L.
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2nd Lieutenant, Army; 853 Engineer Battalion, Aviation | 13 Sept 1915 | Greenville, Mercer County | 27 Nov 1943 | Killed in Action at sea, HMT Rohna sinking off the coast of Algeria | Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American
Cemetery Shenango Valley Cem Greenville |
Tom Kitch |
| KLINGENSMITH, Robert J. Sr. | Army | 5 Aug 1920 | Sharpsville | 9 Jun 1990 | Warren,
OH
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Crown Hill Burial Park, Vienna, OH | |
| KLOSS,
Frederick W. Jr. |
Navy | 1926 | 29 Oct 1999 | Lived in Hermitage; died at age 73 | |||
| KLOTZ, Andrew | Corporal, Marines | 7 Jun 1945 | Okinawa | memorial at St. John's |
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| KLUSHANK,
John |
2nd Lieut, Army, 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Inf Divi | Mercer County | 10 Jul 1944 | Killed in Action | Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy |
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| KNAUFF, Bud | from Grove City | ||||||
| KNIGHT, Charles Pete | Sergeant, Army | 24 Jul 1926 | 31 May 1991 | Carpenter Cemetery | Charlene Daugherty |
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| KNOTTS, Clark L. | 1st Lieutenant, Army | Mercer County | Killed in Action | ||||
| KOERTH, Gerard P. | Technician, 5th grade, Army | 1918 | Mercer County | 1944 | Killed in Action | St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage | |
| KONNEN, Mitchell J. | Army, Served on Okinawa | 26 Nov 1911 | Farrell | 5 Jun 1994 | Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon | ||
| KOSS, Joseph | Corporal, Army | Mercer County | DNB, died while serving - non battle | ||||
| KOSTECKI, Henry | Private, Army. 803 Engineer Battalion, Aviation | Mercer County | 19 Jul 1942 | DNB, died while serving - non battle | Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Cemetery Manila, Philippines |
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| KOSTKA, Bennie T. | Private, Army | Mercer County | Killed in Action | ||||
| KOVACH, Steve | Private, Army | Mercer County | 23 Jun 1944 | Killed in Action, France | memorial at St. Johns |
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| KOVACH, Norman |
Private First Class, Army, 86th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division | Mercer County | 22 Feb 1945 | Killed in Action | Florence American Cemetery Florence, Italy |
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| KUCHMAK, Russell | 7 Aug 1925 | Donora, PA | 29 Nov 1993 | Greenville Hospital, Greenville | Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon | Mary Ann Kuchmak |
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| KUDIAK, Tony
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Technical Sergeant, Army, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division | Mercer County | 16 Dec 1944 | Killed in Action | Henri- Chapelle American Cemetery Henri- Chapelle, Belgium |
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