First Lieutenant Harley Earl Kleist | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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Harley Earl Kleist

Graduating Class of 1942
Served in World War II
Attached photograph of First Lieutenant Kleist

First Lieutenant
Harley Earl Kleist

Army
28th Infantry Regiment

Hometown

Lake Mills, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

France

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Rock Lake Cemetery, Lake Mills, WI

More About First Lieutenant Kleist

During his time at the university, First Lieutenant Kleist played guard on the basketball team in 1938, 1939, and 1940. He enlisted Aug. 28, 1941. He was killed in infantry action in France.