Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
KELLENBERGER, Galen Arthur - Date of
birth
22 March 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas -
Hometown
Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37747050 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dessau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur O. Kellenberger (father)
Marie C. (Steiner) Kellenberger (mother)
Eugene E. Kellenberger (brother)
Leo D. Kellenberger (brother)
Verda M. Kellenberger (sister)
Lynn S. Kellenberger (brother)
Danny R. Kellenberger (brother)
Jerry W. Kellenberger (brother)
Joyce E. Kellenberger (sister)
Ricky D. Kellenberger (brother)
Randy V. Kellenberger (brother)
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Tim Kellenberger - nephew, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1940 Census www.history.army.mil,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jeff Banwart