Iowa State Memorial Union

John Hufford - Private, First Class

Rank: Private, First Class
Date Of Death: Mar 7, 1919
War / Conflict: World War I
Hometown: Toledo, Iowa
Gold Star Hall - Wall Location: East Wall (Middle Panel)

Biography

Private First Class John Ferris Hufford was the son of Mr. E. M. Hufford.His hometown was Toledo, Iowa.

John graduated from Iowa State College in 1917 with a degree in Animal Husbandry. He enlisted August 2, 1918, at Syracuse, New York. 

He was assigned to the Quartermaster Corps where he earned the rank of Private, First Class. The Army transferred him to Camp McClellan, Alabama, on November 1, 1918.

John died of heart failure there on March 7, 1919.

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