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KIESEL, Frank Paul - Date of
birth
23 December 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Fort Branche, Gibson County, Indiana -
Hometown
Gibson County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35110844 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Battery,
907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 30 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael P. Kiesel (father)
Julia M. (Naas) Kiesel (mother)
Hilda R. Kiesel (sister)
Oscar O. Kiesel (brother)
Cletus M. Kiesel (brother)
Mary M. Kiesel (sister)
Henry Kiesel (brother)
Alice Kiesel (sister)
Elmer Kiesel (brother)
Dorothy Kiesel (sister)
Norma E. Kiesel (sister)
More information
T/4 Frank P. Kiesel was a shipping and receiving clerk before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 25 March 1942.He is remembered at the Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery in Haubstadt, Gibson County, Indiana.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mann Kiesel July 2010 / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Debbie Howes, www.ancestry.com – R.A. Mann / South Gibson Star Times