Elbert L. Kinser
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 79 years ago |
Date of birth | October 21,1922 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Greeneville |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 4,1945 |
Died | Okinawa Island |
Battles and wars | Okinawa |
World War II | |
Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Purple Heart | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 901950 |
Elbert L. Kinser Life story
Sergeant Elbert Luther Kinser was a United States Marine who sacrificed his life at the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. He threw himself on a grenade, absorbing the explosion with his body and protecting his men, for which he received the Medal of Honor.