Name:
Walter Rupp
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
37151258
Unit:
47th Armored Infantry Battalion, 5th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-10
State:
Kansas
Cemetery:
Saint Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Walter Rupp was born on September 21, 1916, in Ellis County, Kansas. He was the son of Peter C. Rupp and Madelyn Burghart Rupp. He served in the 47th Armored Infantry Battalion, 5th Armored Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 10, 1944, during the liberation of Marolles, France. PFC Rupp is now buried in the Saint Joseph Cemetery, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA.