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KLINGER, Herbert John - Date of
birth
6 March 1915 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13130980 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Messenger -
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
4 August 1945 - Place of
death
Würzberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 14 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
August Klinger (father)
Helen Klinger (mother)
Rita M. Klinger (sister)
Ruth (Caldwell) Klinger (wife)
More information
Pfc. Herbert J. Klinger enlisted on 13 October 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.He attended grammar school and was a musician and artist before he enlisted.
He landed in France in June 1944 and was wounded when he received shrapnel injuries while serving as an Infantry messenger in the Cherbourg Peninsula campaign and has been awarded the Purple Heart. He recuperated at an Army hospital in England.
On 26 August 1945 a Memorial mass was sung in St. Henry’s Church in honour for Herbert. Members of American Legion St. Clair Post No. 694 attended in uniform.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – World War II Army Enlistment Records / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files / 1920/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com – The Pittsburgh Press 5 August 1944 / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 23 August 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Carol L.