Durward C. Kemp

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/22/1944

Durward Chappell Kemp was born in Osceola, Hill County, Texas on February 28, 1925.

His home of residence was listed as Itasca, Hill County, Texas. His religion was listed as Protestant.

Prior to entering military service he was employed in the machine shop at North Texas Agricultural College
at Arlington, Texas.

His Army serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army.

He was assigned to Company A from the 4th Infantry Division
replacement pool on June 13, 1944.

Private Kemp was killed in action in France in the vicinity of Gonneville,
on June 22, 1944, during the attack toward Cherbourg.

Durward C. Kemp was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in Texas.

Burial:
Ridge Park Cemetery
Hillsboro
Hill County
Texas, USA
Plot: Section 30

Grave marker for Durward C. Kemp

Photo by Steve Paske Jr. from the Find A Grave website

Top photo of Durward C. Kemp as a student majoring in Petroleum Engineering, at North Texas Agricultural College
from the The Junior Aggie yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College 1943 courtesy of Julien Woestyn

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