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HUFF, Donald Lee - Date of
birth
6 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Haskell, Haskell County, Texas -
Hometown
Hart, Lamb County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38711437 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicnity of Etteldorf-Wilsecker, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas P. Huff (father)
Maggie M. (Bledsoe) Huff (mother)
Laura L. Huff (sister)
Marie A. Huff (sister)
Bernice Huff (sister)
Veronica Huff (sister)
Ralph H. Huff (brother)
Marvin H. Huff (brother)
James L. Huff (brother)
More information
Pvt Donald L. Huff enlisted at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma on 13 June 1944. He attended 2 years of high school and worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Drouant Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery