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KLEMM, August - Date of
birth
4 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Riverside, Burlington County, New Jersey -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32357848 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Goldlauter-Stützerbach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 21 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
August H. Klemm (father)
Ruth E. (Soderstrom) Klemm (mother)
Frank A. Klemm (brother)
Ruth E. Klemm (sister)
Leonard A. Klemm (brother)
Roy R. Klemm (brother)
Lester Klemm (brother)
Ruth Klemm (wife)
More information
August Klemm was a machinery oiler.He enlisted at Fort Jay,, New York on 22 June 1942.
His brother Roy is buried next to him.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com -
Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.honorstates.org