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Personal info

Full name
KRAEBLEN, Chester
Date of birth
4 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36276472
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
41st Tank Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Houffalize, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 8 7

Immediate family

Members
William Kraeblen (father)
Johanna Kraeblen (mother)
Hazel M. Kraeblen (sister)
Orlo Kraeblen (brother)
Elmer Kraeblen (brother)

More information

Pfc Chester Kraeblen enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 20 October 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records/ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight Anderson