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Personal info

Full name
KLOSTERMAN, William Joseph Jr
Date of birth
3 January 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37632669
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
743rd Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Hoengen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 21 23

Immediate family

Members
William J. Klosterman (father)
Stella G. (Griffen) Klosterman (mother)
Shirley Klosterman (sister)
Mary V. Klosterman (sister)
Ann E. Klosterman (sister)
Jerry Klosterman (brother)
Virginia E. (Sheeran) Klosterman (wife)
William Klosterman (son)
John T. Klosterman (son)

More information

Pvt William J. Klosterman Jr. attended college for two years and had operated a filling station in Clayton.
He entered the service from Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 17 January 1944. Pvt Klosterman was killed by shrapnel from mortar fire while on guard during the night.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC, www.ancestry.com - Marriage Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, WWII Draft Card, 1950 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch