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Personal info

Full name
WALLACE, Albert Jacob
Date of birth
31 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33784109
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 34 16

Immediate family

Members
Jacob R. Wallace (father)
Julia B. (Honor) Wallace (mother)
Charles K. Wallace (brother)
James J. Wallace (brother)
Lewis E. Wallace (brother)
William L. Wallace (brother)
Lottie E. Wallace (sister)

More information

Albert J. Wallace was born in Upland and was a graduate fo Eddystone High School and prior to his induction was employed by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. He was a member of the Upland Methodist Church.
He had been in service two years, having been sent overseas 16 months before his death. He trained at Camp Croft in South Carolina and Fort George G. Meade in Maryland.
He was wounded in Italy in July for which he received the Purple Heart. He also was awarded the Combat Infantrymen's badge prior to being reported missing.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, https://newspaperarchive.com, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels