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TEFFT, Ward - Date of
birth
11 February 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Weeping Water, Cass County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37739477 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 March 1945 - Place of
death
Rhens, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 25 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence E. Tefft (father)
Caroline I. (Sheldon) Tefft (mother)
Sheldon Tefft (brother)
Carl A. Tefft (brother)
Ralph F. Tefft (brother)
Esther Tefft (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Ward Tefft attended a post-graduate and worked at the Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 5 April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hagyard Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks