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Lloyd W. Kempf, of State College, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2003,
at his residence.
Born in Kane, he was a son of the late Daniel and Twila Newhouse
Kempf.
He married Marjorie L. Kempf.
He was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army with the
508 Parachute Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, attaining the
rank of warrant officer.
He was first employed by PPG Industries in Pittsburgh for 25
years as a manager of international traffic in the distribution
and transportation department. He was then employed by AirCo
Carbon in Pittsburgh as a general traffic manager until his
retirement.
He was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in
State College and was very active in his church.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Linda
Eysenbach, and her husband, Karl, of Centre Hall; one brother,
Kenneth Kempf, of Kane; six grandchildren, Scott Eysenbach and
his wife, Cathy, Todd and Drew Eysenbach, Eric McLaughlin, Keith
McLaughlin and his wife, Carrie and Lara VanCise and her
husband, Todd; and four great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn VanCise,
Dawson VanCise, Taylor McLaughlin and Jacob McLaughlin.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a
daughter, Susan McLaughlin and a brother, John Kempf.
There will be no viewing.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Eloise
B. Kyper Funeral Home, 1034 Benner Pike, College Township.
Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family in
Boalsburg Cemetery.
(Centre Daily Times, State College, PA, 28 Sep 2003, Page 4A
- courtesy of Tedd Cocker) |
(courtesy of Kathleen/Frank Reckner)
Grave marker for Lloyd W. Kempf in the Boalsburg
Cemetery, Boalsburg (Centre County), Pennsylvania.
Lloyd registered
for the draft in Pittsburgh, PA and was inducted into the Army
on 28 May 1942.
Pvt Kempf was a cadre
member of the 508th having been transferred into the regiment
from the 507th PIR on October 16, 1942. He was already a
qualified parachutist and took on the role of instructor as the
508th completed basic training and then jump school.
Kempf participated
in the jump into Holland on September 17, 1944 and perhaps also
fought in Belgium during the Ardennes campaign.
In January 1945 he
is listed as a member of Service Company as the regiment acted
as Honor Guard for General Eisenhower at SHAEF Headquarters,
Frankfurt, Germany.
Lloyd submitted this application for the
Pennsylvania WWII Veterans Bonus on 6 February 1950.
He was credited with 20 months of domestic duty
and 24 months of foreign service which qualified him for a full
bonus award of $500. |
