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KUPHAL, Rudolph - Date of
birth
25 January 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
New York, New York County, New York -
Hometown
New York, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32870042 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Kaundorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herman Kuphal (father)
Pauline (Turk) Kuphal (mother)
Frank Schantl (stepfather)
Regina Kuphal (sister)
Pauline Kuphal (sister)
Frank Schantl (half-brother)
Johanna Schantl (half-sister)
More information
Pvt Rudolph Kuphal was employed at the Ruf Machine Company before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 22 March 1943. He was sent overseas in November 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
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 / 1930 Census / 1940 Census / New York Birth Index / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / 1925 New York State Census / New York Extracted Marriage Index, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division / 1946 WWII Casualty Report, www.newspapers.com - Daily News - 26 April 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Daily News - 26 April 1945