Sgt. Alan Burton PUFFER^[1]

1922 - 1945  (23 years)

• Name	Alan Burton PUFFER
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Born	1922	South Boardman, MI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 56063038
  Military	23 Mar 1942	Detroit, MI   [1]
  Residence	Van Buren, MI   [1]
  Died	2 Apr 1945	Luxembourg   [2]
  Buried	Hamm, Luxembourg
  	Address: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
  Person ID	I16841	Puffers
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Earl William PUFFER,   b. 14 Aug 1893, Bangor, MI ,   d. 10 Feb 1974, South Haven, MI  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Evalyn L. PALMER,   b. 16 Sep 1893, Bangor, MI ,   d. 21 Dec 1971, Bangor, MI  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1907	South Boardman, MI
  Family ID	F8095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith M. BALDACCINI,   b. 2 Aug 1923, MI ,   d. 6 Jun 2022, MI  (Age 98 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1943	Camp Cooke, CA   [3]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F21763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  A WWII Veteran, 15 TK Bn, 6th Armored Div., Sgt. and posthumous recipient of the 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

  [S306] WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Database online. Record for Alan B Puffer [S1326] Michigan Casualties, World Wars, Vol 3. Part 5., WWII, Dec 7 1944-. [S746] _Newspaper Announcement, The News Paladium, Benton Harbor, MI, 1 Jun 1943, page 3.