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Personal info

Full name
KLIR, Frank C
Date of birth
25 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33037178
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
Near Beindorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 23 9

Immediate family

Members
Louis Klir (father)
Frances Klir (mother)
Esther Klir (sister)
Angela Klir (sister)
William Klir (brother)
Richard Klir (brother)
Marie J. (Settnek) Klir (wife)
Lawrence J. Klir (son)

More information

Pfc Frank C. Klir was a meatcutter before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 21 April 1941.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / UHeadstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, WW2 Unit History (Hq. Co., 2nd Bn., 112th Infantry ) by Lt. Robert "Bud, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press