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RUFKAHR, Omar Henry - Date of
birth
29 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
St Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37187603 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dinslaken, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph H. Rufkahr (father)
Mary E. (Ruffke) Rufkahr (mother)
Clarence J. Rufkahr (brother)
Earl J. Rufkahr (brother)
Evelyn M. Rufkahr (sister)
Edna A. Rufkahr (sister)
Ervin H. Rufkahr (brother)
Dorothy C. (Slattery) Rufkahr (wife)
More information
Cpl Omar H. Rufkahr enlisted on 8 June 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http:/boards.ancestry.com.au, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/749554