Private Elmer A Puppe in uniform head and shoulder photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

Hensel, ND


County:
Pembina

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    First Battalion
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    15th Infantry Regiment
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    Third Infantry Division

Circumstances:

Service number 6858086, died of shell fragment wounds during the Naples-Foggia Campaign in the area between Naples and Rome.

Biography:

Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy at Plot B, Row 13, Grave 7. Brother of Staff Sgt. Lester Puppe, killed in action August 11, 1943