Sgt Jack R. Kemper, 13187797 (G) (Pennsylvanian) KIA,
right gun blister
Sgt Jack R. Kemper, ASN: 13187797 (Right Gun Blister) (Pennsylvania) KIA. 5 September 1925 to 10 February 1945
Sources: Ancestry.com, NARA
West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Jack Russel Kemper
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1925
Birth Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Father: Teddy J Kemper
Mother: Alice Elizabeth Wilson
FHL Film Number: 847190
1940 United States Federal Census (Family name misspelled Kemker, corrected to Kemper)
Name: Jack Kemper [Jack Kemper]
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: 1925
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Street: Woodland Avenue
House Number: 221
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 10B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Ted J Kemper 34
Beulah Kemper 28
Jack Kemper 14
Goldie Kemper 63
Sources: Ancestry.com, NARA
West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Jack Russel Kemper
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1925
Birth Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Father: Teddy J Kemper
Mother: Alice Elizabeth Wilson
FHL Film Number: 847190
1940 United States Federal Census (Family name misspelled Kemker, corrected to Kemper)
Name: Jack Kemper [Jack Kemper]
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: 1925
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Street: Woodland Avenue
House Number: 221
Inferred Residence in 1935: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 10B
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Ted J Kemper 34
Beulah Kemper 28
Jack Kemper 14
Goldie Kemper 63
Below, letters and information relating to Jack Kemper, provided by Margaret Mitchell Faiver, Jack Kemper's Niece. Used with permission.
(7a) A letter Jack wrote to his father, in which he describes his disappointment at not getting a promised furlough, his initial experiences at training camp, the order from Washington "picking our class the one to start our O. T. V. in B-29, a new bomber that is out now", his mixed feelings about going to war, and finally, his announcement that he has gotten engaged and plans to marry when this is all over.
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