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SSgt Leo Joseph Kaelin

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SSgt Leo Joseph Kaelin Veteran

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
11 Jun 1944 (aged 32)
France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
• PLOT C / ROW 19 / GRAVE 20
Memorial ID
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Staff Sergeant Kaelin served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company G

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 17, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 35043383

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Gardener / groundskeeper"

He was Killed In Action in the:
Normandy Invasion during World War II

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Jefferson County, Kentucky

He was the son of:
Dominic Kaelin (1868 - 1948)
Emma Lang Kaelin (1871 - 1938)

He was the younger brother of:
• Emma J Kaelin Sedoris (09/02/1909 - 10/05/1969)
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Staff Sergeant Kaelin served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company G

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 17, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 35043383

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Gardener / groundskeeper"

He was Killed In Action in the:
Normandy Invasion during World War II

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Jefferson County, Kentucky

He was the son of:
Dominic Kaelin (1868 - 1948)
Emma Lang Kaelin (1871 - 1938)

He was the younger brother of:
• Emma J Kaelin Sedoris (09/02/1909 - 10/05/1969)
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  • Maintained by: KATHY
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56646201/leo_joseph-kaelin: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Leo Joseph Kaelin (28 Nov 1911–11 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56646201, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by KATHY (contributor 47029945).