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Personal info

Full name
KLEYMAN, Paul William
Date of birth
11 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Mc Clainsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Hometown
Putney, Belmont County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35222504
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Left Waist Gunner
Unit
328th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
North Sea, off the coast of Westenschouwen, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 8 53

Immediate family

Members
Lawrence Kleyman (father)
Stella A. (Travis) Kleyman (mother)
Vernon G. Kleyman (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
44-50697
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Bayreuth, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 13846

More information

Sgt Paul W. Kleyman attended Bellaire High School.

He enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 18 June 1943.

The aircraft was shot down by flak. The entire crew of nine men was killed. Six men were initially buried at a temporary military cemetery at Haamstede as unknown. Only Sgt. Galbraith could be identified. The remains of Lt. Sample and Sgt. Sandberg were discovered in April 1947 during a mine clearing operation. The wreckage was recovered in 1973.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, NARA, www.wwiimemorial.com, MACR 13846, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Bellaire High School 1941