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KANDEFER, Frank Joseph - Date of
birth
9 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36953810 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 March 1945 - Place of
death
3 km east of Höllrich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 12 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Kandefer (father)
Frances Kandefer (mother)
Josephine P. Kandefer (sister)
Helen Kandefer (sister)
Edwin Kandefer (brother)
Henrietta Kandefer (wife)
More information
Frank Kandefer was part of "Task Force Baum" during the "The Hammelburg Raid". The raid was the personal plan of General Patton to liberate his son-in-law from the POW camp in Hammelburg.T/5 Kandefer was wounded in action during the raid, was taken prisoner and died of his wounds.
In June 1945, the remains of T/5 Kandefer were discovered in an isolated grave near Höllrich.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.taskforcebaum.de, www.archives.gov - Records of World War II Prisoners of War, IDPF of Edwin H. Carlson
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, family collection