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Personal info

Full name
PIFER, Nevin Wetzel
Date of birth
16 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33758267
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 44 18

Immediate family

Members
Malcolm R. Pifer (father)
Lucille A. (Wetzel) Pifer (mother)
Alvin H. Pifer (brother)
Sara A. Pifer (sister)
Malcolm R. Pifer (brother)
Kenneth E. Pifer (brother)
Faye L. Pifer (sister)
Edna Pifer (sister)
Gerald Pifer (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Nevin W. Pifer attended high school for two years and was a chauffeur, employed by the General Refractories Company, before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 10 April 1943.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his actions on the day of his death. He was killed by small arms fire in his back.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy