PUFFER, Joseph Louis

1933 - 1952  (19 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Joseph Louis
  Nickname	Joe
  Birth	25 Apr 1933	Cresco, IA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Riverside, CA
  FindaGrave	Address: 107806512
  	FindAGrave Memorial 107806512
  Residence	1950	Cresco, IA   [3]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	19 Aug 1952	South Korea   [1, 2]
  	Cause: after stepping on a land mine
  Burial	Spillville, IA   [1]
  	Address: Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery
  Person ID	I23815	Puffers
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Joseph James,   b. 4 Apr 1907, Fort Atkinson, IA d. 24 Jun 1977, Cresco, IA (Age 70 years)
  Mother	TUPY, Marcella Elizabeth,   b. 29 May 1911, Calmar, IA d. 11 Dec 2002, Cresco, IA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1928	Spillville, IA   [4]
  Residence	1940	Spillville, IA   [5]
  Residence	1950	Cresco, IA   [3]
  Family ID	F10903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  A Korean War Veteran, Marines, PFC, I Company, 5th Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Awarded a Purple Heart. He was KIA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S595] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963. [S807] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S1403] _1950 United States Federal Census. [S664] Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1951. [S437] _1940 United States Federal Census.