Kauffman Ezra A.

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Ezra A. Kauffman is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Ezra A. Kauffman

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

39464038

Unit:

5th Ranger Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-09-02

State:

Washington

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Ezra A. Kauffman was born on October 13, 1923, in Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota. He was the son of Alpha A. Kauffman and Alma Elizabeth Nusbaum Kauffman. He completed one year of high school and worked as a roofer and slater before being inducted into the Army on March 23, 1943, in Spokane, Washington. He served in the 5th Ranger Battalion as a Sergeant during World War II.

Sgt Kauffman died from his wounds received in battle on September 2, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov
Source of photo: Frederic Pochauvin