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KILPELAINEN, Valtemar "Walter" - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Maine -
Hometown
Oxford County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31320967 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
27th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Büdesheim/Eifel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter Kilpelainen (father)
Hilda Kilpelainen (mother)
Peter Kilpelainen Jr. (brother)
More information
Valtemar Kilpelainen was a lumberman.He enlisted in Portland, Maine on 24 March 1943.
According to German records, Pvt Kilpelainen was taken prisoner and died in Feldlazarett 257 of a wound caused by a big splinter in the left thigh. This German field hospital was stationed in the schoolhouse of Büdesheim/Eifel, Germany at that time and he was initially buried at the local cemetery.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, IDPF of William H. Craig
Photo source: Peter Schouteten