Staff Sergeant Lester W Puppe in uniform standing photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

Hensel, ND


County:
Pembina

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Staff Sergeant

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 6930772, died of gunshot wound during the Sicily Campaign

Biography:

Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy at Plot I, Row 15, Grave 19. Brother of Pvt. Elmer Puppe, killed in action October 19, 1943