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Personal info

Full name
SHUFF, Homer Louis
Date of birth
16 November 1913
Age
30
Place of birth
Morrow, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38172506
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
Deuxville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 15 16

Immediate family

Members
Robert H. Shuff (father)
Alpha L. (Fogleman) Shuff (mother)
Wilfred H. Shuff (brother)
Julian C. Shuff (brother)
Jewel L. Shuff (sister)
Ruby B. Shuff (sister)
Roland A. Shuff (brother)
Gladys B. Shuff (sister)

More information

Pfc Homer L. Shuff was a retail manager before he enlisted at Camp Livingston, Louisiana on 27 May 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Shuff Oliver Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - nsansone, www.newspapers.com - Daily World, Louisiana - 28 September 1944