Rank: Corporal
Unit: 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 11th Cavalry Group (Mecz)
Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Entered service: 23-Feb-1943
Enlisted: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Enlisted by: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1923
Hometown: Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Marital status: Married to Marjorie L [Lepley] Klase. One son: Clyde Benjamin Klaus, One daughter: Patsy Lou Klaus Parents: Benton Hoyt Klase and Maggie [Bolig] Klase
Campaign: World War II
Date of casualty: 21-Feb-1945
Cause of death: Died of wounds received in action.
Place of interment: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
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