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Personal info

Full name
KLEPEISS, Stephen Alfred
Date of birth
13 August 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Coplay, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33177797
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
6th Armored Division,
A Troop
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
Near Pronsfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 10

Immediate family

Members
Stephen C. Klepeiss (father)
Marie L. Klepeiss (mother)
Edward Klepeiss (brother)
Mary Klepeiss (sister)

More information

Pfc Stephen A. Klepeiss enlisted in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 26 March 1942 and was sent overseas in Fabruary 1944.

He was reported wounded in action by small arms fire in September 1944 and discharged from hospital a month later. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery