Albert W. Kenner
| Albert Walton Kenner | |
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| Born |
December 15, 1889 Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 12, 1959 (aged 69) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1916–1949 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star (3) Legion of Merit Purple Heart |
Pancho Villa Expedition
World War I
Albert Walton Kenner (December 15, 1889 – November 12, 1959) was a highly decorated Major General in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. During World War II, he was a Chief medical officer for Operation Torch and Operation Overlord.
Albert Walton Kenner was born on December 15, 1889, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. In his youth, his family moved to Virginia, where he grew up. He attended an Emerson Institute and subsequently George Washington University, where he earned his M.D. in 1915. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity while at George Washington.
Kenner joined the Army in 1916 and served during Pancho Villa Expedition. Following World War I, Kenner sailed to France with the American Expeditionary Force, where he served as a medical officer in the 26th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division.
During the heavy fighting at Soissons, the regimental commander, Colonel Hamilton A. Smith, was mortally wounded. Kenner voluntarily went through front lines under heavy machine-gun fire in the hope of helping him. Finding Colonel Smith dead, he recovered his body and returned to his lines. For this action, Kenner was decorated for gallantry with the Distinguished Service Cross.
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