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Personal info

Full name
KLIMOWITCH, John Anthony
Date of birth
15 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Windber, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33937521
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Speicher, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 14 59

Immediate family

Members
Carl Klimowitch (father)
Annie Klimowitch (mother)
Michael Klimowitch (brother)
Paul Klimowitch (brother)
Stella Klimowitch (sister)
Emily Klimowitch (sister)
Mary Klimowitch (sister)
Frances M. (Szastynski) Klimowitch (wife)
Marie Klimowitch (daughter)
John Klimowitch (son)
Helen G. Klimowitch (daughter)

More information

Pvt John A. Klimowitch was married to Frances Szastynski on 31 January 1940.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 29 April 1944 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

He is remembered at the Sky View Memorial Park in Hometown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: André Koch, 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 1940-1947 / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Anonymous