Gilbert 'Gil' Kinderknecht
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Gilbert 'Gil' Kinderknecht
Born: 18 August 1925
Married: 18 June 1949
Died: 17 April 2020
Age: 94 Years 7 Months 30 Days
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Cemetery Plot: Garden C
Military Service
Branch: US NAVY
Rank: SEAMAN 1ST CLASS
Conflict: WORLD WAR II
Notes: After being drafted in November of 1943, he joined the U.S. Navy and completed his basic training at Farragut, Idaho. After amphibious training in Florida, he was assigned to the U.S.S. Baxter APA94 which completed 8 trips to Hawaii transporting soldiers and military materials. The U.S.S. Baxter then participated in 4 major amphibious landings, 3 in the Philippines and 1 in Okinawa. His second ship assignment was on the USS Koiner DS-331 that took him around the world with major stops in Shanghai and Hong Kong, China. He was honorably discharged from military service in June of 1946. Lucille M Kinderknecht (Kopetsky) Born: 22 Apr 1928 Married: 18 Jun 1949 Died: 19 Dec 2009 Age: 81y7m27d close
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BillionGraves.com record for Gilbert 'Gil' Kinderknecht (18 August 1925 - 17 April 2020), BillionGraves Record Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, North America
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