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KLEESE, Lloyd - Date of
birth
14 June 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio -
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15014210 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Kempen-Hochbrück, near the Roer River, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
George Kleese (father)
Emma (Frondorf) Kleese (father)
Howard Kleese (brother)
Isabelle Kleese (sister)
Thelma M. (Ewing) Kleese (wife)
More information
Sgt Lloyd Kleese was employed by Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co before he entered the Regular Army at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 15 October 1940.According to a letter received by Sgt. Kleese's mother: "The records concerning your son shows that he, and 10 others, were fired upon by the enemy while on a mission to establish an outpost at Wolfnager, Germany. Later, the area was thoroughly searched and only 2 of the men were found and they were dead."
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Joanne Billig (niece)