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Personal info

Full name
HUFFMAN, Roy Doward
Date of birth
5 January 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Ellis County, Oklahoma
Hometown
McPherson County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37241428
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Near Apweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 6 11

Immediate family

Members
Ancil W. Huffman (father)
Alice C. Huffman (mother)
Letha M. Huffman (sister)
Myrtle V. Huffman (sister)
Ora B. Huffman (sister)
Alberdine M. Huffman (sister)
Marjorie H. Huffman (sister)
Earl D. Huffman (brother)
Mona E. (Erhard) Huffman (wife)

More information

T/Sgt Roy D. Huffman who had been accidentally shot had entered the service on 23 November 1942. He was formerly employed at Larabee mill in Hutchinson for 10 years.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Wichita, Kansas Library - WWII Memorial booklet "Published by Bob Campbell Post no. 1361, Veterans of Foreign War", WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Wichita, Kansas Library - WWII Memorial booklet "Published by Bob Campbell Post no. 1361, Veterans of Foreign War"