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Personal info

Full name
BUFFINGTON, Gene Ellsworth
Date of birth
23 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Mayport, Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33426606
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
South-east of Albestroff, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 24 16

Immediate family

Members
Claude M. Buffington (father)
Mary E. (Nolf) Buffington (mother)
Helen M. Buffington (sister)
James M. Buffington (brother)
Joseph C. Buffington (brother)
Robert G. Buffington (brother)
Ruth M. Buffington (sister)
Mary C. Buffington (sister)
Margaret L. Buffington (sister)
Delores A. Buffington (sister)
Abby J. Buffington (sister)
Lois J. Buffington (sister)
Daniel L. Buffington (brother)
Mary J. (Aaron) Buffington (wife)
Michael G. Buffington (son)

More information

S/Sgt Gene E. Buffington was employed at the Standard Railway Equipment before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 16 February 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1930 Census / My Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Delphine Richter Thomas, www.ancestry.com - Grammyone