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RUMFELT, Joseph Burnes - Date of
birth
10 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34727303 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sefferweich-Malbergweich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Allie M. Rumfelt (mother)
Tilford Davidson (stepfather)
More information
Pvt Joseph B. Rumfelt enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 24 March 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, Headstone and Interment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org / AAR 51st inf. battalion August 44 thru May 1945.
Photo source: Peter Schouteten