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CLEENPUT, Jacob Joseph - Date of
birth
8 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32305249 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
10th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hurtgen-Kleinhau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 36 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Peter Cleenput (father)
Regina M. (Depope) Cleenput (mother)
Sophie Cleenput (sister)
Emma Cleenput (sister)
Peter Cleenput (brother)
Louise Cleenput (sister)
Edmund V. Cleenput (brother)
Francis Cleenput (brother)
More information
Cpl. Jacob J. Cleenput attended Ridgewood High School. He was engaged in farming and dairying on his father's farm.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.5adorg, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / WWII Draft Card, 1930/1940 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten