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S/SGT William J. Kaehn

S/SGT William J. Kaehn
S/SGT rank insignia Purple Heart Certificate of Merit
Date of birth: 3/13/1923
Date of death: 3/14/2017
Home state: MN
Serial number: 37557630

Resting

Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis, MN

Obituary

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Notes

Promoted to S/SGT: 2 MAY 1945
3rd Platoon Sgt
Volunteered for and attended Ranger School
Received Purple Heart for injuries sustained in the Hürtgen Forest
Also a boxer
Here he is listed in the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame Click here