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KNUTH, Clifford Leroy "kip - Date of
birth
21 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Stratford, Hamilton County, Iowa -
Hometown
Linden, Brown County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37600404 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 February 1945 - Place of
death
Andler, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 62 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Hans Knuth (father)
Esther H. (Berglund) Knuth (mother)
Ardell L. Knuth (sister)
More information
Pvt Clifford L. Knuth attended high school for one year and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 24 July 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Knuth Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten