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KLOTZ, Harold Stanley - Date of
birth
22 August 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33619659 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
634th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 56 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert Klotz (father)
Mabel Klotz (mother)
Wilinier Klotz (brother)
Merrit Klotz (brother)
Frederick Klotz (brother)
Kathyerine Klotz (sister)
Verna Klotz (sister)
Lurlienne V. (Breidinger) Klotz (wife)
Robert Klotz (son)
More information
Cpl Harold S. Klotz enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 13 March 1943.He received his anti-aircraft training in military camps throughout the Carolinas. He was transferred to an iInfantry division before going overseas to England early 1945. Since then Cpl Klotz was again transferred to an anti-aircraft artillery battalion.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Church and Town Record, The Morning Call 17 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Bethlehem Globe - 16 March 1945 - courtesy of John Sise