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PVT Harry Thomas Kallus

7 Mar 1923 – 13 Mar 1945

Birth	7 Mar 1923
Death	13 Mar 1945
Cemetery	Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added by	Paula and Dale on 06 Jun 2016
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44520181

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Local Casualties in Germany: Harry Kallus, Killed... Pvt. Harry T. Kallus, the 22-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Kallus of Mt. Calm, Route 2, this week was reported missing in action on Tues. and killed in action on the following day. According to the war department message, he lost his life with the 3rd Army on March 13 in Germany. Inducted into the Army Air Corps on January 25, 1943, he served as a member of the Military Police at the Topeka Army Air Base, Topeka, Kansas, for two years. Transferred into the infantry in late December 1944, he underwent four weeks of training at Camp Howze, Gainesville, Texas, and was shipped overseas in early February 1945. During the short time he was overseas, he was in England, Scotland, France, Luxembourg, and Germany. Born in this community on March 7, 1923, Pvt. Kallus attended the Brigman School for a number of years and then farmed with his parents until called into the army. He is survived by his parents; his two brothers, Gilbert and Patrick; and one sister, Eleonora Hutyra. The West News, West, Texas, Volume 55, No. 45, Edition 1, Friday, March 30, 1945, pg.1. Contributor: Betty Fajkus Marek (48445083) ********************* Army Service No. (ASN): 38428712 Contributor: James Durham (46994633)

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Parents

• Charles Raymond Kallus 1895–1981
• Sophie Matus Kallus 1899–1980

Siblings

• Elenora Agnes Kallus Svacina 1920–2012
• Gilbert Raymond Kallus 1928–2021
• Patrick A Kallus 1930–2017

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