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Home Town Thomas
Date of Passing Mar 31, 1974
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STAFF SERGEANT KENNETH RUBENSTEIN ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE ON 12 FEBRUARY 1942. AFTER ATTENDING RADIO SCHOOL AT SCOTT FIELD ILLINOIS HE WAS SENT TO EUROPE. AFTER ARRIVING IN NORTH AFRICA ON 21 FEBRUARY HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 447TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 321ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP AND LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE 487TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 340TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP. ON 7 AUGUST 1945 S/SGT RUBENSTEIN WAS DEPARTED EUROPE IN ROUTE TO THE STATES. AFTER ARRIVING IN THE U.S. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 21 SEPTEMBER 1945. THE SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX LISTS HIS DATE OF PASSING AS MARCH 1974.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.