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Personal info

Full name
KURPIS, Frank
Date of birth
26 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
32839585
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
Near Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 17 13

Immediate family

Members
Albert Kurpis (father)
Valentina (Donderewicz) Kurpis (mother)
Helen Kurpis (sister)

More information

Pfc Frank Kurpis attended Technical High School and Canisius College. He was employed by the American Magnesium Company.

He enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 22 February 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Laurent's Family Tree / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Canisius College Archives - World War II Scrapbook 1942 to 1946