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PFAFF, Marvin Ellis - Date of
birth
5 December 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Dakota County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37482500 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles Pfaff Jr. (father)
Jessica L. (Brown) Pfaff (mother)
Russell L. Pfaff (brother)
Charles N. Pfaff (brother)
Laurine Pfaff (sister)
More information
Pvt Marvin E. Pfaff employed at the Armour Packing Plant.He enlisted in June 1943 and sent overseas in May 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Penny Berry Parsons Collins Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Eagle - 18 January 1945