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Personal info

Full name
KLEIN, Edward Arthur
Date of birth
24 July 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
42057111
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity if Uchenhofen - Hassfurt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 14 33

Immediate family

Members
Henry Klein (father)
Anna Klein (mother)
Henrietta Klein (sister)

More information

Pvt Edward A. Klein attended high school for one year and was an elevator operator employed by Adams & Company.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 29 November 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments covering his body.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII, Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - kim