Klopfenstein, John.............Private

    Son of John and Katherine Moser Klopfenstein; born April 25, 1896, in Adams County, Indiana. Employee of Brass Foundry, Sturgis, Michigan, where he entered service September 19, 1917. Sent to Camp Custer, Michigan; assigned to Company D, 328th Machine Gun Battalion. Transferred to Camp Merritt, New Jersey. Went overseas and was transferred to Company C, 18th Infantry, 1st Division. Killed in action September 12, 1918, St. Mihiel, France.