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KRAEMER, Le Roy Wilbur - Date of
birth
14 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois -
Hometown
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36279007 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Obermaubach, west of the Rur River, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 18 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Eugene J. Kraemer (father)
Pauline A. (Vogt) Kraemer (mother)
Paul A. Kraemer (brother)
Allen Kraemer (brother)
Marliea D. Kraemer (sister)
More information
Sgt Le Roy W. Kraemer was a painter before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 27 October 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Fox Family Tree / 1930 Census, Http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 13th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: Jac Engels, Kenosha News - 3 February 1945