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Personal info

Full name
KLIESRATH, William Leroy
Date of birth
29 November 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Port Washington, Nassau County, New York
Hometown
Nassau County, New York

Military service

Service number
32892742
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Near St. Vith, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 15 40

Immediate family

Members
Julius Kliesrath (father)
Dagmar Kliesrath (mother)
Arnold Kliesrath (brother)

More information

Pfc William L. Kliesrath was a music teacher before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 20 April 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://106thinfdivassn.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet