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KAUFFMAN, Colin - Date of
birth
6 November 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33806818 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Messelhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 44 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ammon B. Kauffman (father)
Elizabeth (Danner) Kauffman (mother)
Virgil Kauffman (brother)
Christine Kauffman (sister)
Hector Kauffman (brother)
Elizabeth L. Kauffman (sister)
Helen B. Kauffman (sister)
Kathleen L. Kauffman (sister)
Cleone Kauffman (sister)
More information
Pfc Colin Kauffman attended high school for 4 years and was a salesman before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 1 December 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M, www.ancestry.com - Donnar / Scott Kauffman