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Personal info

Full name
KORNFUHRER, William Frank
Date of birth
11 Juli 1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas
Hometown
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38247301
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 8 44

Immediate family

Members
Fred Kornfuhrer (father)
Mary Kornfuhrer (mother)
Douglas Kornfuhrer (brother)
Marian E. Kornfuhrer (sister)
Lucille Kornfuhrer (sister)
Ellery Kornfuhrer (sister)

More information

Pvt William F. Kornfuhrer worked on a farm.

He enlisted in Houston, Texas on 19 November 1942 and received basic training at Camp Maxie and later was transferred to Camp Swift. He was overseas of approximately eight months at the time of his death.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Victoria Advocate 19 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet