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KRAIMER, Harold Joseph - Date of
birth
8 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Kennan, Price County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Price County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36280173 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank T. Kraimer (father)
Anna (Ellman) Kraimer (mother)
Helen A. Kraimer (sister)
Elsie C. Kraimer (sister)
Lucille A. Kraimer (sister)
Sylvia Kraimer (sister)
Theresa Kraimer (sister)
More information
Pfc Harold J. Kraimer enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 3 November 1942.Pfc Kraimer was initially buried at Molenhoek Cemetery near Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
He is memorialized at Kennan Cemetery in Kennan, Wisconsin.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - August Kramer Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Emmy Laux-Kreemers, Paul Wilcox