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Personal info

Full name
KIELB, Joseph Frank
Date of birth
12 February 1912
Age
33
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36146058
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Nürnberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 21 32

Immediate family

Members
John F. Kielb (father)
Nellie (Marek) Kielb (mother)
Frank Kielb (brother)
Stella V. Kielb (sister)
Margaret Kielb (sister)
Anna Jaracz (half-sister)
John Jaracz (half-brother)

More information

Pfc Joseph F. Kielb was a production worker employed by the Temstedt Manufacturing Company before he enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 26 March 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in his neck.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards / Zubel Family Tree, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Detroit Evening Times - 23 May 1945