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Personal info

Full name
KLIS, Thomas V
Date of birth
1 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33693534
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 January 1945
Place of death
Near Kesternich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 5 38

Immediate family

Members
Valentine Klis (father)
Tillie Klis (mother)
Clara Klis (sister)
Jessie Klis (sister)
Bernard Klis (brother)

More information

Pfc Thomas V. Klis enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 15 June 1943.

He was a shoemaker before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Block QQQ, Row 10, Grave 187.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet