Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
KLOEPFER, William A - Date of
birth
November 1916 -
Age
28 -
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-681120 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
575th Bombardment Squadron,
391st Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
In a wood near Prüm, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William A. Kloepfer (father)
Amalia B. Kloepfer (mother)
Minnie B. Kloepfer (sister)
Helen P. Kloepfer (sister)
Charles W. Kloepfer (brother)
Mabel E. (Carlson) Kloepfer (wife)
William T. Kloepfer (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95844 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Nickname: Miss Behavin
Destination: Ahrweiler, Germany
MACR: 11670
More information
1st Lt William A. Kloepfer graduated from Colgate University in 1938. He received his commission in 1943. After serving as an instructor for a year, he was sent overseas.Statement from S/Sgt Delmar L. Haynes:
"He was killed when plane exploded and crashed because the fire in bomb bay."
He is remembered at the Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, www.newspapers.com - Brooklyn Eagle - 11 February 1946
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevedo, www.newspapers.com - Brooklyn Eagle 11 February 1946