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Personal info

Full name
PFAFF, Arnold Art
Date of birth
30 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Sheridan County, North Dakota
Hometown
Sheridan County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
37323733
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
774th Tank Battalion,
2nd Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 January 1945
Place of death
Hebronval-Ottré, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Arb G. Pfaff (father)
Katie Pfaff (mother)
Gertrude E. Pfaff (sister)
Mabel J. Pfaff (sister)
Norma V. Pfaff (sister)
Raymond A. Pfaff (brother)
Wilmer W. Pfaff (brother)

More information

The 2nd Platoon of B Company lost two tanks by enemy fire that day. Four men were killed.

Three are listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes Cemetery: Pfc Ralph M. Hammond, T/4 Arnold A. Pfaff, and Sgt Daniel P. Liptrap.

The platoon commander, 2nd Lt Lloyd M. Merrit, is buried at Henri-Chapelle Cemetery.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card,
http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 774th Tank Battalion

Photo source: www.findagrave.com