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Personal info

Full name
KNEPPER, Elah Edwin
Date of birth
25 February 1921
Age
24
Place of birth
Putnam County, Ohio
Hometown
Columbus Grove, Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35540107
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Near Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 2 6

Immediate family

Members
Harrison N. Knepper (father)
Nancy I. Knepper (mother)
Russell D. Knepper (brother)
Paul J. Knepper (brother)
Beatrice L. Knepper (sister)
Ralph E. Knepper (brother)

More information

Pfc Elah E. Knepper enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 5 January 1943 and trained with the infantry at Fort Sill, Oklahoma., before volunteering for paratroop training. He was sent overseas on 22 August 1944.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Ohio Birth Index / 1930 Census, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.myheritage.nl - Findlay Republican Courier

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet