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KLUEH, Edwin Frank - Date of
birth
9 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana -
Hometown
Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35897317 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Wickeswihr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank J. Klueh (father)
Addie R. (Leach) Klueh (mother)
Eileen (Newman) Klueh (wife)
More information
Pvt Edwin F. Klueh graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in 1938 and attended the Indiana University for two years. He was a laboratory technician employed by the U.S. Government Plum Brook Ordnance in Sandusky, Ohio.He enlisted in Indianapolis, Ohio on 25 October 1943 and was sent overseas in July 1944.
From 5 October 1944 to January 1945 he was hospitalized for wounds at his foot caused by artillery shell fragments.
He was killed by small arms fire in the head.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Arsenal Technical High School - 1938