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1LT Oscar Bathasar Klein

23 Dec 1919 – 7 Jan 1945

Birth	23 Dec 1919
Death	7 Jan 1945
Cemetery	Lutheran Cemetery Battle Creek , Madison County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Randy on 13 Aug 2024
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24861347

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DEATH 07 JAN 1945 • Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Son of George J Klein(1874–1957)and Maria Margaretha Werner(1877–1955) ..... Awards and CitationsSoldier's Medal See more recipients of this award Awarded for actions during the The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier's Medal to Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Oscar B. Klein (ASN: 0-753795), United States Army Air Forces, for heroism involving voluntary risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy at Alexandria, Louisiana, on 22 January 1944. On that date, a B-17 aircraft burst into flame upon making a forced landing. Lieutenant Klein, the pilot, having escaped without injury returned to and entered the burning airplane and at the risk of his life rescued a member of the crew who had been hurt and was unable to free himself without assistance. General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 31 (April 17, 1944) Action Date: 22-Jan-44 Service: Army Air Forces Rank: Second Lieutenant

Inscription

OSCAR B. KLEIN NEBRASKA 1ST LIEUT. 334 ARMY AIR FORCE BOMB SQUAD WORLD WAR II Dec. 23, 1919 ~ Jan. 7, 1946

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Family

Parents

• George William Klein 1874–1957
• Mary M. Werner Klein 1877–1955

Siblings

• William G Klein 1909–1991
• Conrad Valentine Klein 1911–1958
• Victor J Klein 1913–1966
• Clara Klein Bucholz 1915–1999
• Ernest Fredrick Klein 1917–2003
• Martha Magdalene Klein Prochaska 1923–2004

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