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KLEINFELDER, John David - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20117391 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 9 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry C. Kleinfelder Sr. (father)
Abigail L. (Donahue) Kleinfelder (mother)
Harry C. Kleinfelder Jr. (brother)
Ann Kleinfelder (sister)
Frank Kleinfelder (brother)
Harry Kleinfelder (brother)
More information
Pvt John D. Kleinfelder joined the National Guard in Natick, Massachusetts on 16 January 1941.He graduated from Natick High School in 1938 and was a clerk.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S., School Yearbooks, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Michael & Allison Dillingham, Natick High School 1938