In Memory of Kenneth C. Wythe3 October 1925 ~ 24 November 1944
Pvt. Kenneth C Wythe, age 19 who was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in France in August, was killed in action in France on 24 Nov. 1944. In uniform a year, he was fighting with the Third army. He was a Capitol Hill high school graduate. His parents Robert S. Wythe and Dessie E. Coates received his second Purple Heart after his death.
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION Kenneth C. Wythe Private, U.S. Army 38567646 Company C 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division Entered the Service from: Oklahoma Died: November 24, 1944 Buried at: Plot J Row 23 Grave 22 Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster ![]() (The oak leaf cluster signifies that Kenneth has already been awarded a Purple Heart and that this is his second one) HOME 1983 ![]() Gone but not forgotten |