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Personal info

Full name
GLADFELTER, Kenneth Eugene
Date of birth
17 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33789747
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 4 2

Immediate family

Members
Henry G. Gladfelter (father)
Clara A. (Bortzfield) Gladfelter (mother)
Miriam A. Gladfelter (sister)
Geraldine Gladfelter (sister)
Richard H. Gladfelter (brother)

More information

Pfc Kenneth E. Gladfelter enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 12 July 1943.

Source of information: Tom Verheijden, Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Nico Leers