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TAFF, Jack Lloyd - Date of
birth
14 February 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Alpha, Iron County, Michigan -
Hometown
Florence, Florence County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36271041 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Oerlinghausen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Percy E. Taff (father)
Zelphia B. (Bailey) Taff (mother)
Willard Taff (brother)
Edward B. Taff (brother)
Evelyn Z. Taff (sister)
Beatrice V. Taff (sister)
Roy A. Taff (brother)
Eva M. Taff (sister)
Effie F. Taff (sister)
Hazel L. Taff (sister)
William H. Taff (brother)
Anna M. Taff (sister)
Beatrice (Warshawsky) Taff (wife)
More information
Pfc Jack L. Taff enlisted on 1 October 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In November 1944 he asked for and received a transfer to the Infantry. He was sent overseas on 5 January 1945.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. The citation reads: For gallantry in action against the enemy, on 2 April 1945, in the vicinity of Oerlinghauser, Germany. When his platoon leader ordered a withdrawal from a position on the crest of a hill, Pfc. Taff volunteered to remain behind to cover the withdrawal. He kept the enemy at bay with his accurate fire, accounting for at least twelve casualties, before the enemy mortally wounded him by automatic rifle fire from the flank. Pfc. Taff's brave and determines service reflect great credit upon himself and upon the military service.
He is remembered at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Florence County, Wisconsin.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/,
http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/vetegb.php?id=660
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Bill Schaefer, Mary Ann Lemanski