Chester F. Klesit

Coxswain Chester F Klesit grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Divide

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Coxswain
    Branch of Service:
    Navy
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in the attack on Pearl Harbor

Biography:

born Mountain Lake, Minn 10 Aug 08; resident Divide County, NDak; entered US Navy Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 8 Aug 40; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 7 Dec 41 Pearl Harbor; buried in Row F, Grave 876, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; Honolulu, Hawaii.