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 |
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SSN issued |
IA [1] |
Social Security Number |
484-14-7180 |
_COLOR |
2 |
Death |
23 Jul 2004 |
Elma, IA [1, 2, 3] |
Cause: Colonial Manor Nursing Home |
Burial |
Ridgeway, IL [2] |
Address: Lincoln Cemetery |
Person ID |
I3317 |
Puffer 062124 |
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 |
Address: Saint John's Catholic Church |
Residence |
1910 |
Jackson, IA [4] |
Family ID |
F5823 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos
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2 Photos |
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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.
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Sources |
- [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.
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