Bio: Klempke, Loren W. – M.Sgt. (Arrives in England – 1971)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Klempke, Klemke, Kempel

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 04 Nov 1971

(Note: name is spelled both ways in the article)

U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Loren W. Klempke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Klempke, Unity, has arrived for duty at Lakeheath RAF Station, England.

Sergeant Klemke, an explosive ordinance disposal technician, is a member of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, America’s overseas air arm assigned to NATO. He previously served at Sembach AB, Germany.

The Sergeant has completed a tour of duty in Vietnam and is a veteran of the Korean War.

He is a 1951 graduate of Grand Haven, Michigan High School. Sergeant Klemke’s wife, Arlene, is a daughter of Mrs. Sigrid Kempel, Wales, North Dakota.