WWII · Battle Death Record
Gus Kefurt
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army · Ohio
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Gus 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, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
- Burial / Memorial
- Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
- Grave
- Plot A, Row 29, Grave 37
Their story
On December 23-24, 1944, near Bennwihr, France, Staff Sergeant Kefurt repeatedly exposed himself to hostile fire to encourage his men and direct their fire while defending their positions against repeated German attacks. Though seriously wounded, he refused medical evacuation and continued to lead his men until he was killed on December 25, 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1948.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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