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Personal info

Full name
KAUFMAN, Robert James
Date of birth
6 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio
Hometown
Barberton, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O1012183
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Tank Commander
Unit
48th Tank Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Barr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 6 8

Immediate family

Members
Monroe H. Kaufman (father)
Emma J. (Fobes) Kaufman (mother)
Frederick M. Kaufman (brother)
Katherine L. (Albert) Kaufman (wife)
Katherine J. Kaufman (daughter)

More information

1st Lt Robert J. Kaufman attended college for two years and was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 12 May 1941.
While rescuing members of his tank crew, Lt Kaufman was wounded in action. He was taken prisoner and died as a result of these wounds in a German hospital in the town of Barr, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Rick France, http://14thad.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Rick France