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Personal info

Full name
GRAFFUNDER, Carl H
Date of birth
10 Aug 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Poestenkill, Rensselaer County, New York
Hometown
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York

Military service

Service number
32852411
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 11 11

Immediate family

Members
Albert T. Graffunder (father)
Charlotte Graffunder (mother)
Edward H. Graffunder (brother)
William F. Graffunder (brother)
Albert C. Graffunder (brother)
Luna Graffunder (sister)
Charlotte Graffunder (sister)
Genevieve (O'Brien) Graffunder (wife)

More information

Pfc Carl H. Graffunder was employed by the Troy Van and Storage Co. and for a number of years was a chauffeur for the Bragal Taxi Co.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - The Troy Record / WWII Enlistment Record / 1920/1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - The Troy Record