PUFFER, Sgt. Alan Burton^[1]

1922 - 1945  (22 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Alan Burton
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Birth	20 Jun 1922	South Boardman, MI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	Address: 56063038
  	FindAGrave Memorial 56063038
  Residence	1942	Van Buren, MI   [1]
  Military	23 Mar 1942	Detroit, MI   [1]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	2 Apr 1945	Luxembourg   [2]
  Burial	Hamm, Luxembourg
  	Address: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
  Person ID	I16722	Puffers
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Earl William,   b. 14 Aug 1893, Bangor, MI d. 10 Feb 1974, South Haven, MI (Age 80 years)
  Mother	PALMER, Evalyn L.,   b. 16 Sep 1893, Bangor, MI d. 21 Dec 1971, Bangor, MI (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1907	South Boardman, MI
  Family ID	F8052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BALDACCINI, Edith M.,   b. 2 Aug 1923, MI d. 6 Jun 2022, MI (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1943	Camp Cooke, CA   [3]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F21499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  A WWII Veteran, 15 TK Bn, 6th Armored Div., Sgt. and posthumous recipient of the Purple Heart and Silver Star, the third highest military decoration for valor. It is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States. He was diagnosed with impetigo in Mar 1944. He was KIA in Jan 1945

  
  

• Sources

  [S303] WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Database online. Record for Alan B Puffer [S1316] Michigan Casualties, World Wars, Vol 3. Part 5., WWII, Dec 7 1944-. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The News Paladium, Benton Harbor, MI, 1 Jun 1943, page 3.