Military Involvement
| Servicemen - K surnames | KIA |
POW |
DNB |
Pic/s |
| Kloewer, Eugene J. | X | |||
| Kraschel, James Norman | X | |||
| Kroman, Albert Herald | X |
Harold Emmerson Klinkefus was born Nov. 12, 1914 to Leonard Fredrick and Pearl Josephine Sahl Klinkefus. He died May 18, 1949 and is buried in Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, IA.
Harold served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Alphonse L. “Ike” Kloewer was born Apr. 28, 1918 to Anton Peter and Barbara Gaul Kloewer. He died Dec. 22, 1947 and is buried in Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Defiance, IA. Sgt. Kloewer served in World War II with the U.S. Army 711th Tank Battalion.
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Anton T. “Tony” Kloewer was born June 11, 1905 to Anton Peter and Barbara Gaul Kloewer. He died Jan. 29, 1968 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Manilla, IA. Pvt. Kloewer served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Herman P. Kloewer was born June 22, 1916 to Anton Peter and Barbara Gaul Kloewer. He died Feb. 7, 1993 and is buried in Fellows Cemetery, Keosauqua, IA. Herman served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Rex James Knapp was born Aug. 21, 1913 to Edward Joseph and Julia Jane Luxford Knapp. He died Nov. 30, 1942 and is buried in Union Township Cemetery, Defiance, IA.
Petty Officer Knapp served with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Minneapolis (CA-36) in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Frederick Johnson Kraschel was born May 25, 1914 to Nelson George and Agnes Johnson Kraschel. He died Sept. 2000 and is buried in Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA.
Lt. Col. Kraschel served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Aug 2020; updated Jun 2021 & Aug 2023 & Feb 2024