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LIPE, Clemit "Clem" - Date of
birth
21 January 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37605610 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 March 1945 - Place of
death
Bruchhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 66 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elzo H. Lipe (father)
Edna J. (Brock) Lipe (mother)
Leo K. Lipe (brother)
Cleo (Green) Lipe (sister)
Richard A. Lipe (brother)
More information
T/4 Clemit Lipe was an orphan at the age of 11.He attended Mehlville High School in St. Louis and worked in the textile industry.
He enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 3 March 1943.
Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Linkert, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - De Philippet, www.newspapers.com - St.Louis Post-Dispatch 1945