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Personal info

Full name
MARKLEIN, Calvin Richard
Date of birth
17 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Kendall County, Illinois
Hometown
Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36983415
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Putscheid-Weiler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 6 48

Immediate family

Members
Charles A. Marklein (father)
Johanna P. Marklein (mother)
Jenna Marklein (sister)
Shirley Marklein (sister)
Bernard C. Marklein (brother)
Delbert A. Marklein (brother)
Florence P. Marklein (sister)
Evylyn Marklein (sister)

More information

Pvt Calvin R. Marklein is remembered at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Yorkville.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Nealon Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – James Seidelman / Luxembourg American Cemetery