Name:
Paul Edwin Puffenbarger
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
35424314
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
I
Row:
5
Grave:
27
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Paul Edwin Puffenbarger was born in 1921 in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Paul died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.