Born in Bellows Falls, Vt

Enlisted 7/7/1917 Boston, Mass

Organization: Base Hospital 44 to discharge

Overseas: 7/6/1918 to April 20, 1919 Discharged on May 2,1919  as Private First Class.

Mr. Kiniry was well know as operating the Opera house for many years. He also came to the rescue and opened the Dreamland Theatre when the town hall burned down. He did pen the Opera House movie theatre in the 30’s along with Charlie Gillis as operator and he as manager. He worked as district manager for Interstate Theater and the Rockingham Operating Company which, after two year legal battle, now controlled the State Theater on Rockingham Street and the Park or Dreamland where the Post later moved into. 

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