Grave marker for Kenneth W. Brings in Section 41, Row
E, Grave 216 of the Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison (Dane county),
Wisconsin. Kenneth enlisted in the Army at
Whitefish Bay, WI on 15 October 1940 and went into a Field Artillery
unit.
Pvt Brings later volunteered for parachutist duty
and following jump school was sent to the 82nd Replacement Depot in
Leicester, England. On 23 September 1944 he was transferred to
Service Company, 508th PIR.
His military awards include the Combat Infantryman
Badge for action during the Ardennes campaign, 18 Dec 1944 to 20 Feb
1945. |