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Alex Kahler

26 Jun 1918 – 6 Jul 1986

Birth	26 Jun 1918
Death	6 Jul 1986
Cemetery	Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cypress , Orange County , California , USA
Added by	Don Salow on 09 Jul 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94530167

Bio

The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, NE, Mon, 5 Dec 1938, pg. 7 Miss Frieda Graff is Wed to Alex Kahler The marriage of Miss Frieda Graff (Mr. and Mrs. George Graff of Minatare) and Alex Kahler (Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Kahler of Mitchell) was Thursday in Mitchell, with the Rev. T. Schmunk of Gering officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Kahler will live in Mitchell. Mr. Kahler attended school in Lincoln. (Nebraska Marriage Record, Cert # 10534 in Scotts Bluff Co., NE) Enlisted on 30 Jun 1944 at Ft. Leavenworth, KS: married / grammar school education/ farm hand of Lincoln Co., NE. Honorably discharged on 19 Jul 1946. Sunday Journal and Star, Lincoln, NE, 22 Jul 1945, pg. 3 On Convalescent Leave Summary PFC Alex Kahler is spending a 60-day convalescent leave with his wife and 3 children at 211 G. Overseas 6 months with the 31st Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division he was wounded in the right arm by shell fragments on May 16 on Okinawa, for which he received the Purple Heart. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Kahler, who have two other sons in service: S 2C Elmer Kahler and SGT Lucas Kahler, with the medical corps in Europe.

Inscription

Purple Heart 1945

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Family

Parents

• Lucas Kahler 1897–1987
• Katharina Kahm Kahler 1898–1973

Spouse

• Frieda Graff Kahler 1920–1996 FaG

Siblings

• Marie Kahler Hettinger 1921–1989
• Elmer G. Kahler 1926–2008
• Daniel Kahler 1931–2006
• Shirley Katherine Kahler Abbott 1936–2007

Children

• Alex LeRoy Kahler 1939–2020 FaG

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