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Personal info

Full name
KLEIN, Charles Howard
Date of birth
16 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32095268
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
Near Grammont, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 30 39

Immediate family

Members
James J. Klein (father)
Mary M. (Quirk) Klein (mother)
James Klein (brother)
Edward H. Klein (brother)
Margaret I. Klein (sister)
Grace R. Klein (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles H. Klein attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Fort Jay Governors Island, New York on 16 June 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Riefenhauser Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy