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Personal info

Full name
HUFFMAN, James Lawrence
Date of birth
7 November 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Kanawha County, West Virginia
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35270038
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Edemissen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 8 8

Immediate family

Members
Harry H. Huffman (father)
Chloe A. (Van Kirk) Huffman (mother)
Jennings B. Huffman (brother)
Charles H. Huffman (brother)
Clarence A. Huffman (brother)
Leslie E. Huffman (brother)

More information

Pfc James L. Huffman worked for the government before he enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 5 December 1941.

He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement when he removed seven wounded comrades and a German in addition to rescuing a sergeant from a burning tank, under heavy fire during the engagement at St. Mignon, France.
His brother, Pvt Jennings B. Huffman was killed in February 1945, and they are buried side by side.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone Inscription and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Maliha B