Timeline
Birth- 12 Jul 1923
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 22 - 20 years
Service Start Date
6 Mar 1943
Service End Date
19 Apr 1945
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Gold Star
Branch
Army Air Forces
Served For
United States of America
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Conflict Period
World War II
Army Serial Number
33465119
Branch
Army
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Enlistment- 6 Mar 1943-Age: 20 years
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania
Casualty- 19 Apr 1945-Age: 22 years
Plane Crash
Mons En Chaussee, France
Award
Purple Heart
Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters
Stationed
A-72 Mons En Chaussee, France
S/Sgt
397th Bombardment Group (M), 597th Bomb Squadron
Death- 19 Apr 1945-Age: 22 years
Estrees-en-Chaussee, France
Plane crash after bombing mission
Burial- 22 Mar 1949
Soldiers Home National Cemetery, Washington DC
Other Facts
Full Name
Stephen M Kmetz
Marital Status
Single, with dependents
Residence
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Level Of Education
4 years of high school
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Nanticoke, Luzerne, PA
Source Information
Source Box Number
0663
Source Film Reel Number
1.180
