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PUFFER, Alan Burton - Date of
birth
20 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
South Boardman, Kalkaska County, Michigan -
Hometown
Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16063501 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tank Commander -
Unit
A Company,
15th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 January 1945 - Place of
death
Weiswampach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Earl W. Puffer (father)
Evalyn L. (Palmer) Puffer (mother)
Evalyn J. Puffer (sister)
Edith M. (Baldaccini) Puffer (wife)
Barbara J. Puffer (daughter)
More information
Sgt Alan B. Puffer attended high school for four years before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Detroit, Michigan on 23 March 1942. He was sent overseas in January 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 / The Orville O. Michael Family, www.findagrave.com – NC Dave, www.newspapers.com – The Herald Press 9 February 1945/23 August 1945, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Jerry A, www.newspapers.com – The Herald Press 13 September 1945