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PFAFF, Arnold Art - Date of
birth
30 August 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Sheridan County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Sheridan County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37323733 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
774th Tank Battalion,
2nd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hebronval-Ottré, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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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