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Personal info

Full name
KLEIN, John Wesley
Date of birth
27 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio
Hometown
Trumbull County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35585862
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pattern-Sevenich, north of Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 3 9

Immediate family

Members
James L. Klein (father)
Naomi C. (Wahler) Klein (mother)
Ruth K. Klein (sister)

More information

James Klein attended Hartford High School and was employed at the Peerless Electric Co.

He enlisted on 28 October 1942 and was sent overseas in March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.myheritage.nl - Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - gerald wilcox