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KLASSEN, William Lee - Date of
birth
4 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Durham, Marion County, Kansas -
Hometown
Hillsboro, Marion County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20725364 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Nancy, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
George H. Klassen (father)
Marie (Berg) Klassen (mother)
Frances D. Klassen (sister)
Harvey Klassen (brother)
Alice M. Klassen (sister)
Richard L. Klassen (brother)
John H. Klassen (brother)
Betty Klassen (sister)
More information
S/Sgt William L. Klassen attended high school for four years and was a cook before he joined the National Guard in Newton, Kansas on 23 December 1940.He was killed by small arms fire in his back.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Boese Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - R & S
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