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Personal info

Full name
KLIEM, Ralph Lenard
Date of birth
26 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Todd County, Minnesota
Hometown
Todd County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
20753520
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 13 33

Immediate family

Members
August C. Kliem (father)
Anna L. (Mihan) Kliem (mother)
Theresa Kliem (sister)
Mabel B. Kliem (sister)
Leo A. Kliem (brother)
Lydia C. Kliem (sister)
Clara R. Kliem (sister)
Roy H. Kliem (brother)

More information

Pvt Ralph L. Kliem enlisted 10 february 1941 in Long Prairie, Minnesota.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Mitchell Alan Messer / Des Philippet