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Personal info

Full name
KLEINSCHMIDT, Joseph P
Date of birth
25 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33795330
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 25 32

Immediate family

Members
Paul Kleinschmidt (father)
Margaret Kleinschmidt (mother)
Charles Kleinschmidt (brother)
Francis Kleinschmidt (brother)
William Kleinschmidt (brother)
Josephine B. (Carr) Kleinschmidt (wife)

More information

Pfc Joseph Kleinschmidt enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 16 August 1943.
He worked in the manufacture of miscellaneous products before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery 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 / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII / 1930 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org
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