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Personal info

Full name
KUFFNER, John
Date of birth
10 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33922889
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 8 1

Immediate family

Members
Paul Kuffner (father)
Mary Kuffner (mother)
Pauline Kuffner (sister)
Catherine Kuffner (sister)

More information

Pfc John Kuffner graduated from Benleyville High School and enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 25 July 1944. He was sent overseas late December 1944 or early January 1945.

The exact date when he was reported missing in action and the place where he died is not known.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov,www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.wwiimemorial.com, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Republican
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Elton Gibb, Ruthie Million