Irwin H. Penning

S/Sgt. Penning, 28, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mino Penning, was killed in action in France, Dec. 15, 1944. His wife resides at Tulsa, Okla. He lived in this community [Thompson] until 1940 and entered the service in 1942. Memorial services were held here, Feb. 4, 1945.
~photo & article are from a newspaper clipping, undated - contributed by Ken Moen

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Irwin H. Penning
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Service #38022815
28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from Oklahoma
Died 15 December 1944
Buried at Plot K, Row 10, Grave 9
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands
Award: Purple Heart

~American Battle Monuments Commission website

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