PUFFER, Leo Joseph b. 14 May 1917 Fort Atkinson, IA d. 23 Jul 2004 Elma, IA

Puffer Genealogy

1917 - 2004 (87 years)

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Name	PUFFER, Leo Joseph
Birth	14 May 1917	Fort Atkinson, IA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
FindaGrave	Address: 83069688
	FindAGrave Memorial 83069688
SSN issued	IA [1]
Social Security Number	484-14-7180
_COLOR	11
Death	23 Jul 2004	Elma, IA [1, 2, 3]
	Cause: Colonial Manor Nursing Home
Burial	Ridgeway, IL [2]
	Address: Lincoln Cemetery
Person ID	I3317	Puffers
Last Modified	19 Dec 2023

Father	PUFFER, Mathias Joseph, b. 18 Feb 1881, Fort Atkinson, IA d. 21 Mar 1968, Decorah, IA (Age 87 years)
Mother	DOUBEK, Mary, b. 1877, IA d. 1951, Winneshiek County, IA (Age 74 years)
Marriage	1904	Fort Alkinson, IA
Marriage	Address: Saint John's Catholic Church
Residence	1910	Jackson, IA [4]
Family ID	F5823	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family HAATVEDT, Helen Virginia, b. 27 Dec 1914, IA d. 10 Mar 1985, Spillville, IA (Age 70 years)

Marriage 7 Nov 1947 Chicago, IL

Children

1. PUFFER, John Gilbert, b. 17 Oct 1948, Spillville, IA

d. 14 Feb 1977, IA

(Age 28 years)

Family ID F10318 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Apr 2024

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Notes

WWII Veteran, US Army, Sgt.
He joined the US Army in January 1942. He attended basic training at Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, TX. In June 1942, he was sent to the Hawaiian Islands and attended motor mechanics school. He then went to eastern Australia near Rockhampton. He was in the 19th Infantry, 24th Division, which was already overseas when the war began. This was under General MacArthur's command. The next move was to New Guinea and various islands in that area. He returned to the Philippines. Leo took part in the landing on Leyte in October 1944. The remainder of the war was spent in the Philippines. Leo attained the rank of Sergeant. He returned to the states in August of 1945 and received his discharge at Fort Leonardwood, MO. He spent 42 months in the service with 39 of those overseas.

[S163] SSDI, Database online. Number: ; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Leo J. Puffer
[S1323] US Veteran's Gravesites, 1775-2019.
[S1047] United States Obituary Collection.
[S444] _1910 United States Federal Census.