Louis Paffe

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Serial number12147218

Birth year1932

State of enlistmentNEW JERSEY

RankSgt

Unit293rd Joint Assault Signal Company, Detached Service with V Corps

Date of death1944-06-06

LocationOmaha Beach

The story

Sgt Louis Paffe was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with 293rd Joint Assault Signal Company.

This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.

Source: NARA

Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.

No digitized documents are attached to this record yet.

Enlistment date1942-09-25

Coordinates49.368905, -0.870794 (sector estimate)

MR date reported1944-06-09

MR page1

Confidence levelEstimated (sector-level)

Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series "Morning Reports, 1940-1946"

Same company (293JASCO), 1944-06-06 — 4 other soldiers lost that day