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KLOESS, Robert Frank - Date of
birth
14 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Santa Ana, Orange County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39288317 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Stockem–Schankweiler, west of Bitburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Roland A. Kloess (father)
Nina E. ( Littleton) Kloess (mother)
Dorothy E. Kloess (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert F. Kloess attendedcollege and worked as a filling station attendant before he enlisted in Los Angeles on 11 March 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. School Yearbooks / Headstone and Interment Record, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry-com – U.S School yearbooks, Santa Ana Register, September 1945