Kimpling, Kenneth Eugene

1923 - 2003  (79 years)

• Name	Kimpling, Kenneth Eugene
  Birth	30 Jun 1923	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Carpenter  [1]
  Reference Number	KIMP.K001
  _FGRAVE	158966808
  Military Service	Korean War, United States Air Force
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Air Force Shield
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  	He served in World War II as an Air Corps gunner and in the Korean War as an aircraft mechanic.
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army Air Forces (1941–1947)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	17 May 2003	Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin   [1]
  Burial	Unknown
  Person ID	I7488	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Kimpling, Clyde J.
  Mother	Badger, A. Mildred,   b. 1903, Illinois
  Family ID	F1118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dickerson, Maxine Wells
  Family ID	F3827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	DeVoe, Mina L.
  Children	> 1. Kimpling, Rodney > 2. Kimpling, Bobbie Jean   3. Kimpling, Kendal
  Family ID	F3828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Jun 1923 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 17 May 2003 - Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Kenneth Eugene Kimpling passed away in the Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Wisconsin, at the age of 79, the son of clyde and A. Mildred (Badger) Kimpling. He married Maxine Wells Dickerson in 1956. He married Mina L. DeVoe on May 26, 1986 and she survived him. He served during World War II as an Air Corps gunner and in the Korean Conflict as a aircraft mechanic. He worked as a carpenter and was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. In addition to his wife, he was survived by three children and a daughter-in-law, Rodney and Sandy Kimpling, Bobbie Jean Hess and Kendall Kimpling; a brother and sister-in-law, Ivan and Pat Kimpling; a sister-in-law, rose Kimpling; three stepchildren, Susan Frauli, Richard DeVoe and Beth Lewis; ten grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and friends and relatives from Noble, Olney and Robinson, Illinois. A memorial service was held on June 14, 2003 in the Sun Valley Presbyterian Church in Beloit, Wisconsin.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2409] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kimpling, Kenneth Eugene, 79, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kimpling&GSfn=Kenneth&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=15896680) (Reliability: 2).