WWII · Battle Death Record
Gus J. Kefurt
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army · Ohio
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Gus J. Kefurt
- Entered the Service From
- Ohio
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- Company K, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- December 25, 1944
- Awards
- Medal of Honor, Silver Star
- Burial / Memorial
- Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Their story
Though his legs were badly wounded near Bennwihr, France, he refused aid and fought on, killing many of the enemy, until he was killed on Christmas Day 1944. Awarded the Medal of Honor.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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